Solanki (clan)

Solanki also known as Chaulukya is a clan name originally associated with the Rajputs[1] in North West India but which has also been borrowed by other communities such as the Saharias as a means of advancement by the process of sanskritisation.[2][3] Other groups that use the name include the Bhils of Rajasthan,[4] while the Gurjars have a similarly-named clan that has a myth of origin akin to that of the Agnivanshi Rajputs.[5] It is also found among Jats.[6] It is also because the people who used to serve the Solanki Rajput clan rulers, used to adopt the clan name, thus it is seen in other caste as well.”

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Citations

  1. Singh, K.S. (1998). Rajasthan. Popular Prakashan. p. 700. ISBN 9788171547692.
  2. Mann & Mann (1989), pp. 54, 81
  3. Mishra & Kapoor (2005), pp. 131-132
  4. Majhi (2010), p. 49
  5. Malik (2005), p. 103
  6. Vīrasiṃha (2004). The Jats: Their Role & Contribution to the Socio-economic Life and Polity of North & North-west India, Volume 2. Suraj Mal Memorial Education Society Centre for Research and Publication. Originals, 2006. p. 316. ISBN 9788188629527.

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