The Rajputs form an important element in the Hindu population of the state of Gujarat in India. They are also known as the Darbars, especially in the Kathiawar and Kutch regions. The word rajah putra literally means son of a king in Sanskrit. - History and origin Although the term Rajput only became common in the tenth century, a number of clans that later became known as Rajput rose to prominence in the 7th century. The word Rajput literally means son of a king in the Sanskrit language. It was extended to cover any Hindu clan that ruled in west India. The regions that now form Gujarat have at various times been ruled by a number of dynasties, all which from the 10th century onwards claimed to Rajputs. Several clans that rose to prominence in the 7th century, such as the Barad, Gohil, Chudasama Jhala, The last major Rajput clan to settle in Gujarat were the Jadejas, who arrived from Sindh. They are also known as Darbar Saurashtra and Rajput in Kutch. - Distribution The Rajput’s in theory are divided into thirty six clans, but in practice the number varies from region to region. In Gujarat, the main clans are the [Raulji], (Kheda),Panchmahal, Baroda, Dahod Districts.BARAD Or Parmar are majorly in Banaskantha dist. Barad, Sarvaiya, Gohil, Rathod, Jadeja, Mahida, Raulji, Parmar, Solanki, Dhummad(only in Pandad village of Khambhat), Vaghela,. The Rajputs are endogamous, with the clans being exogamous. There is no intermarriage between clans as the Sarvaiyya, Chudasama, and Jadeja , Mahida, as they all claim descent from a common ancestor. RAJ are fuund in ANAND district . .I terms of distribution, the Chauhan are found in Ambliara State -Sabarkantha, Baroda, Bharuch, Banaskantha, and Panchmahal districts, the Chudasama are found in Kutch, Junagadh, Bhaal and Jamnagar districts, the Chavda are found in Bhavnagar, Mehsana and Kutch districts, the Gohil are found in Bhavnagar, RAJ are fuund in ANAND district . The Barad were ruler of two state in north gujarat before India got independence... In these two states some families used to write Bard or Only Paramar, They are Danta and Sudasana, Some families from these state migrated to the village in Gulf of Khambhat named Mitali. The Jadeja who are the most numerous clan and are chief clans found among the Rajputs, they are found in jamnagar, rajkot,and Kutch. Other clans include the Solanki in Kheda, Mehsana and Sabarkantha districts, the Rathore also on Sabarkantha, the Mahida in Bharuch and Baroda, the Padiyar and Sarvaiyya in Bhavnagar District Rajkot District, the Sisodia in Sabarkantha, the Vaghela in Kutch, Kathiawar, Dholka, Sanand, Darbar state. and the Zala in Jadeja and Kutch. Rajput-Kshatiya Garasiya Darbar, Zala From zalawad, Rana, Chudasama, Ghohil From Ghohilwad, Jadeja, vagela, Mahida, Chhastiya, Raulji, Pamar, Raj, Rathod, Dhummad, Sisodiya, etc...like Darbar , B A P U
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