Molesalam Rajput
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The Molesalam are a Muslim Rajput community found in the state of Gujarat in India
. They also refer to themselves as Molesalam Thakur and sometimes Molesalam Girasia.
. They are descended from Rajput
s who were converted to Islam
during the rule of Mahmud Begada
. The Molesalam were rulers of nineteen states
, mainly in Kathiawar
, during the British
rule. They have a number of clans, the main ones being the Rathod, Rana, Mahida, Vaghela, Sindhia, Rawal, Bhalavat, Solanki, Parmar, Chauhan and Chavda. Mainly Molesalam Garasiyas are found in Napad and Napa villages in Anand District
with the surname the "Rathod".
, Amod and Vaghva talukas of Bharuch and Kheda District
. They are essentially a community of small landowners and cultivators. The community have their own caste association, the Molesalam Garasiya Pragati Mandal:(Chirman & Managing Director:- Shahnavaz Rathod). Like other Muslim Rajput groups, they maintain the custom of gotra
exogamy. There customs are similar to other converted Rajput
groups of Gujarat, such as the Malik, Miyana
, and Nayak.
Molesalam GARASIYA GOHIL are in BHAVNAGAR DISTRICT VAVDI,VALAVAD,KHOKHARA
India
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. They also refer to themselves as Molesalam Thakur and sometimes Molesalam Girasia.
History and origin
The word Molesalam comes from the word mohrae islam, which in Arabic means a true follower of IslamIslam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
. They are descended from Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
s who were converted to Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
during the rule of Mahmud Begada
Mahmud Begada
Sultan Abu'l Fath Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah I, popularly known as Mahmud Begada was the most prominent sultan of Gujarat. He was the great-grandson of Ahmad Shah I, the founder of the Muzaffarid dynasty, and of the city of Ahmedabad in the present-day state of Gujarat, India. He was known to be...
. The Molesalam were rulers of nineteen states
Princely state
A Princely State was a nominally sovereign entitity of British rule in India that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule such as suzerainty or paramountcy.-British relationship with the Princely States:India under the British Raj ...
, mainly in Kathiawar
Kathiawar
Kathiawar or Kathiawad is a peninsula in western India, which is part of the Saurashtra region on the Arabian Sea coast of Gujarat state. It is bounded on the north by the great wetland of the Rann of Kutch, on the northwest by the Gulf of Kutch, on the west and south by the Arabian Sea, and on...
, during the British
United Kingdom
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rule. They have a number of clans, the main ones being the Rathod, Rana, Mahida, Vaghela, Sindhia, Rawal, Bhalavat, Solanki, Parmar, Chauhan and Chavda. Mainly Molesalam Garasiyas are found in Napad and Napa villages in Anand District
Anand district
Anand District is an administrative district of Gujarat state in western India. It was carved out of the Kheda district in 1997. Anand is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is bounded by Kheda District to the north, Vadodara District to the east, Ahmedabad District to the west,...
with the surname the "Rathod".
Present circumstances
The Molesalam are found throughout Gujarat, by have concentrations in the following talukas, Savli and Bardoda in Vadodara DistrictVadodara district
Vadodara District is a district in the eastern part of the state of Gujarat in western India. The city of Vadodara , in the western part of the district, is the administrative headquarters. Vadodara District covers an area of 7,794 km². It had a population of 3,641,802 of which 45.20% were...
, Amod and Vaghva talukas of Bharuch and Kheda District
Kheda district
Kheda district is one of the 26 districts of Gujarat state in western India. Kheda city is the administrative headquarters of the district.-History:...
. They are essentially a community of small landowners and cultivators. The community have their own caste association, the Molesalam Garasiya Pragati Mandal:(Chirman & Managing Director:- Shahnavaz Rathod). Like other Muslim Rajput groups, they maintain the custom of gotra
Gotra
In the Hindu society, the term Gotra broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor. Panini defines gotra for grammatical purposes as apatyam pautraprabhrti gotram , which means "the word gotra denotes the progeny beginning with the son's son"...
exogamy. There customs are similar to other converted Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
groups of Gujarat, such as the Malik, Miyana
Miyana
The Miyana are a Muslim Rajput community found in the state of Gujarat in India.- History and origin :The Miyana are Rajputs who were converted to Islam during the rule of Allauddin Khilji in the thirteenth century...
, and Nayak.
Molesalam GARASIYA GOHIL are in BHAVNAGAR DISTRICT VAVDI,VALAVAD,KHOKHARA