Makwana (clan)

The Makwana are a Hindu and Muslim community of Gujarat. They claim descent from the Jhala clan of Rajputs.

The Makwana Muslims are now mainly small peasant proprietors found in north Gujarat. According to their traditions, their ancestor Bapuji, the son of Harpal Makwana, converted to Islam. He founded to the principality of Lalpur-Mandva, in Mahikantha. They are Sunni Muslims and speak Gujarati. The Makwana intermarry with other Muslim Rajput groups in the neighbourhood, such as the Molesalam,Nayak and Parmar.[1][2][3][4][5]

References
  1. Jhala, Jayasinhji (19 July 2018). Genealogy, Archive, Image: Interpreting Dynastic History in Western India, c. 1090-2016. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. ISBN 9783110601299. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  2. Singhji, Virbhadra (1994). The Rajputs of Saurashtra. Popular Prakashan. ISBN 9788171545469. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  3. Perez, Rosa Maria (2004). Kings and Untouchables: A Study of the Caste System in Western India. Orient Blackswan. ISBN 9788180280146. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
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  5. State), Bombay (India (1884). Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency ... Government Central Press. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
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