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clans. Prominent among them are Bhatis, Jadejas, Sammas and Chudasamas. Several inscriptions links the Chudasamas to

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of the legendary

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. According to these, Chudasamas were a branch of the Samma lineage that acquired the principality of

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from the local ruler and subsequently occupied the already fortified city of

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. Later inscriptions and the text ''Mandalika-Nripa-Charita'' link them to the

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family of the Hindu deity

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. Samira Sheikh says that Chudasama were originally pastoralists. She adds that, the Jadejas , Chudasamas , Bhatis and Sammas originate from four brothersAspat, Gajpat, Narpat and Bhupatwho descended from Krishna. This mythologised genealogy claims that the brothers first together conquered Egypt. After the Islamic conquest, Aspat converted to Islam and founded the Samma dynasty; then Gajpat conquered

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; Bhupat established

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; and Narpat, after first founding Nagar-Samoi in Sindh, became ancestor of Chandracuda, the first Chudasama ruler. in Similar claims with slightly different details have been recorded by past Indologists including Tod, Burgess, Desai and Rayjada. In addition, ''Tuhfat al Kiram'', used by

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and

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in their ''History of India'', records an Islamicised version of the myth.

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{{Rajput Groups Rajputs Rajput clans of Gujarat Rajput clans of Bihar Rajput clans of Rajasthan Rajput clans of Himachal Pradesh Rajput clans of Madhya Pradesh Hindu communities