Draft:Sindhi Rajputs

Sindhi Rajputs are one of the indigenous community of Sindhi people, they are mostly Muslim and Hindu Sindhis. They are found throughout Sindh, as well as in its neighboring regions like Balochistan, South Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat.

Etymology
Rajput word is derived from Sanskrit "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 of Sindh in 8th century, mentions Rajputs as an elite horsemen and warriors. Andre Wink notes that the military nobility of Sindh ruler Raja Dahir to which the Chachnama and Al-Baladhuri 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 Sodha Rajputs ruled Umarkot.