Samma (tribe)
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Samma are a clan of Sindhi Muslim Jats. Samma ruled Sindh, Kutch, Punjab and Baluchistan. Firishta mentioned two groups of zamindars in Sindh namely Sumra and Samma.[1][need quotation to verify]
The Sandhai Muslims Jats of Gujarat are communities of Sindhi settled in India. They are Samma Jats.Samma are Distributed in Sindh.[need quotation to verify]
History
Samma Jats are originally an ancient Kshatriya Jat tribe. Accroding to Chachnama there was a powerful Kingdom which was defeated by Raja Chach and the Samma's along with Lakkah and Luhana Jat tribes were declared nomadic tribe.[2] In chachnama Raja Dahir's Wazír Siyákar address the Lákháhs and the Sammáhs .[3] Historian Chintaman Vinayak Vaidya confirmed that Samma Jats were Kshatriya.[4]
References
- ^ Sindh: Land of Hope and Glory. Har-Anand Publications. 2002. p. 112. ISBN 9788124108468. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ The Chachnamah An Ancient History Of Sindh by Kalichbeg. p. 31.
- ^ The Chachnamah An Ancient History Of Sindh by Kalichbeg. p. 170.
- ^ History of mediaeval Hindu India by C. V. Vaidya. p. 189.
Further reading
- Kalhoro, Zulfiqar (2012-12-05). "The Tombs of Burfat Tribe at Taung, Thana Bula Khan, Sindh (Pakistan)". Ancient Asia. 3: 79–97. doi:10.5334/aa.12307. ISSN 2042-5937.
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