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= Roz (clan) =

Rojada (Roz/Rose) is a subdivision Solanki Rajput Clan. Solanki also known as Chaulukya is a clan name originally associated with the Rajputs.   They are found in Dahod district of Gujarat and some parts of Madhya Pradesh.

History
They are Agnivanshi Kshatriya types, who claim descent from Agni. According to Agni Purana these Kshatriyas were born from the Agnikund which resides in Mount Abu in Northwestern India after the "destruction of ancient Kshatriyas".

Rojada subdivision clan of Solanki protected their origin land, Mount Abu for a long time from Mughals. Majority of this subdivision clan sacrificed their life in the 16th century, wars against Mughal (Akbar) army.

Then they migrated to Dahod district of Gujarat and performed exogamous marriages. They were then known as Pateliya or Patelia during the British Raj in India, Pateliya served as tax collectors and administrators. The name Pateliya comes from a word meaning village chief.

Current circumstance
They traditionally practice settled agriculture and land owned is large, medium and small. Nowadays they are in many different government services on both higher and smaller posts.