Sindhi Rajputs are one of the

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community of Sindhi people, they are mostly Muslim and Hindu Sindhis. They are found throughout Sindh, as well as in its neighboring regions like

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, South

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and

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Etymology

Rajput word is derived from

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"''rājaputra" and'' Sindhi ''"rājaputre",'' meaning son of king. As in the southern Sindhi dialects like Lari the (ri,ra,ro) sounds of central and northern Sindhi are dropped, for example the ''chandre'' becomes ''chand'', ''tre'' becomes ''te'' etc, similarly ''putre'' becomes ''put,'' so the rajaputra becomes rajput overtime.

History

The word Rajput was initially used as a title for superior status rather than an ethnic group, and most of modern-day Rajputs are probably made of different groups, and this is what believed by many historians. The

Chachnama ''Chach Nama'' ( sd, چچ نامو; ur, چچ نامہ; "Story of the Chach"), also known as the ''Fateh nama Sindh'' ( sd, فتح نامه سنڌ; "Story of the conquest of Sindh"), and as ''Tareekh al-Hind wa a's-Sind'' ( ar, تاريخ اله� ...

of Sindh in 8th century, mentions Rajputs as an elite horsemen and warriors. Andre Wink notes that the military nobility of Sindh ruler

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to which the Chachnama and

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refer as thakurs can be seen as Rajputs in the original sense of the word. The Arabs have also written about Rajputs of Sindh as "Takākira" which is an arabized term for Sanskrit word Thakura meaning 'Lord'. Two major Sindhi tribes and dynasties Samma and Sumra were Rajputs, who ruled Sindh and many of its neighbouring regions, also the

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Rajputs ruled Umarkot.

References

{{Reflist History of Sindh Sindhi tribes Rajput clans of Sindh

Etymology

History

See also

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