Sindhi Rajput

Sindhi Rajputs (Sindhi: سنڌي راجپوت‎) are Sindhi people belonging to the Rajput community and living in Sindh, Pakistan.

Sindhi-Sipahi of Rajasthan

The Sindh-Sipahi originally belonged to the family of Chandravanshi Rajputs. They are said to have converted to Islam at the time of the conquest of Sindh by the Arabs, around c. 8th century CE. The Sindhi Sipahi form a large part of the Muslim Rajputs population of Marwar and Mewar. According to their traditions, they were Chauhan and Bhati Rajputs who converted to Islam in the Middle Ages.^[1] They are concentrated in Mallani, Sheo, Sanchor in Marwar and in Udaipur.^[2]

They are sub-divided into various tribes, such as the Bhatti, Sodha, Tonwar and Rathore, and further divided into firkas or sub-clans. Their main firkas are the Samma, Panwar, Gajju, Bhayo, Panno, Sithar, and Mahar. The Samma clan is called so after the name of its founder and traces its pedigree to Bhati Rajputs. The Saand and Gajju were originally Sodha; Bhayo and Panno are said to be descended from Tonwar, and Sithar are Rathore. They have a common origin with the Sindhi Rajput tribes of Pakistan.^[1]

Major clans

The major Sindhi Rajput clans include:

• Bhutto
• Samejo
• Joyo or Johiya form part of a community of tribes known as the Sarai that migrated from Punjab in the 18th century.
• Junejo are a clan of Samma Rajputs
• Khokhar
• Panhwar or Panwar or Parmar are an Agnivanshi Rajput clan
• Rathore are a Suryavanshi Rajput clan. Most of the Rathore have remained Hindu.
• The Samma claim Yaduvanshi descent
• The Soomra dynasty ruled over Sindh for 100 years

Notable people

• Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, a Prime Minister and President of Pakistan.^[3]

See also

• Rajput clans
• List of Rajputs

References