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'''Sauda''' ([[Devanagari|Devnagari]]: सौदा चारण; [[International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration|IAST]]: Saudā) (also spelled '''Soda''', '''Souda''') is a clan of the [[Charan|Charana]]s.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Gahlot |first1=Sukhvir Singh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DuAtAAAAMAAJ |title=Castes and Tribes of Rajasthan |last2=Dhar |first2=Banshi |date=1989 |publisher=Jain Brothers |isbn=978-81-85287-00-3 |language=en}}</ref> They are also known as '''Sauda-Barhath'''. Sauda Charans came to prominence in the kingdom of [[Udaipur State|Mewar]] with the establishment of [[Sisodias of Mewar|Sisodia dynasty]] in 1326.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Choudhry |first=P. S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5K-1AAAAIAAJ |title=Rajasthan Between the Two World Wars, 1919-1939 |date=1968 |publisher=Sri Ram Mehra |language=en |quote=The Sodas for example were the polpatras of the Maharanas of Mewar.}}</ref>

== History ==
The founder of the Sauda clan was Baruji, a [[Charan]] from Khod village of [[Kutch district|Kutch]] ([[Gujarat]]). Baruji was a wealthy [[horse trader]]. When the [[Gahlot|Guhilot dynasty]] was displaced from Mewar following an [[Siege of Chittorgarh (1303)|invasion]] by the [[Delhi sultanate]] at the turn of the 13th century,<ref name="sen22">{{Cite book |last=Sen |first=Sailendra |title=A Textbook of Medieval Indian History |publisher=Primus Books |year=2013 |isbn=978-9-38060-734-4 |pages=116–117}}</ref> Baruji provided [[Military aid|military assistance]] to [[Hammir Singh|Rana Hammir]] and lent 500 of his [[horse]]s. Baruji and his men fought alongside Rana Hammir in the invasion of Chittor.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bahadur) |first=Har Bilas Sarda (Diwan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oXF5JmmpqeEC |title=Speeches and Writings |date=1935 |publisher=Vedic Yantralaya |language=en |quote="Baru was a rich dealer in horses and had a large number of them in his stables. He purchased some more and making up the number came to Kailwara. Hammir was waiting for the caravan and at once took the horses and treated Baru with respect, and gave him the confidential post of " Keeper of the gate." He made him his Barhat and bestowed on him the village of Antri with several other villages, which are still enjoyed by his descendants."}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Gadhvi |first=Priyvrat |date=2020-05-26 |title=HISTORICAL REFERENCES TO THE HORSE IN INDIA |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341655308 |journal= |quote="Influx of the Kathiawari into Mewar was historically older, and apart from Charan traders regularly [[horse trading]] (a sub-class of Charans are known as ‘sauda’ barhats, such as those from Soniyana village in Mewar), a big example of the coming of Kathiawari horses into Mewar and beyond is the [[myth]] of the help provided by the Charan devi Aai Varvadi to Rana Hammir singh of the Sisodia clan when he reclaimed Chittor from Maldev of Jalore (under whom it was placed by Alauddin Khilji after sack of Chittor), by sending an army of 500 Kathiawari cavalry under her son Baruji to assist Hammir Singh in retaking Chittor. This was in early 14th century."}}</ref>

After successfully capturing [[Chittorgarh|Chittor]], Rana Hammir awarded the position of Prolpat (Barhath) of [[Udaipur State|Mewar kingdom]] to Baruji, to be held by his descendents "for posterity".<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Jain |first1=Pratibha |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dufZAAAAMAAJ |title=Honour, Status & Polity |last2=Śarmā |first2=Saṅgītā |date=2004 |publisher=Rawat Publications |isbn=978-81-7033-859-8 |language=en |quote="The Charans who occupied significant positions in the courts of the rulers were known as Barhats. In Mewar, the descendants of Baru Charan, who came to be known as Sauda Barhats, acquired prominence on account of Baru's timely military assistance to Hammir in regaining his lost throne."}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Mehta |first1=Balwant Sinha |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nGk_AAAAMAAJ |title=Pratap, the Patriot: With a Concise History of Mewar and Its Missing Links |last2=Mehta |first2=Jodh Sinha |date=1971 |publisher=Pratap Institute of Historical Research |language=en |quote="Baru, too, accompanied Hamir and after independence of Mewar, he was made the Barhat (the premier Charan) whose descend ants are known as Sauda Barahats of Mewar."}}</ref>

Baruji's descendents came to known as 'Sauda', a [[title]] given by Rana Hammir as they were large [[Horse trading|horse traders]] ''(saudagar)''. In Mewar, the descendants of Baruji reside in Antri, Panod, Barwara, Soniyana (near [[Kankroli]]), Tallai, Bikakheda and Rabachha.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7X23AAAAIAAJ |title=Mahārāṇā Pratāpa ke pramukha sahayogī |date=1997 |publisher=Rājasthānī Granthāgāra |language=hi}}</ref>

== Notable people ==

* [[Thakur Kesari Singh Barhath]]
* [[Thakur Zorawar Singh Barhath]]
* [[Kunwar Pratap Singh Barhath]]

== References ==

{{reflist}}{{Charan Clans}}
[[Category:Charan]]
[[Category:Indian surnames]]
[[Category:Ethnic groups in India]]
[[Category:Charan clans]]

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