This article is about the tribe. For the dynasty established by the tribe, see Soomra dynasty. For other uses, see Soomro (disambiguation).
Soomro
Jāti
Rajput[1][2][3][4]
Religions
Islam
Languages
Sindhi, Gujarati, Saraiki,
Country
Pakistan, India
Region
Sindh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab.
Ethnicity
Sindhi
Feudal title
Raja, Rana
Soomro (Sindhi: سومرو, Devanagari: सूमरो), Soomra,Sumrah or Sumra is a tribe having a local origin in Sindh. They are found in Sindh, parts of Punjab especially bordering Sindh, Balochistan province, and the Kutch district of the Indian state of Gujarat and also Rajasthan.[2][3][5] The Soomras ruled throughout the Sindh and Multan regions.[6]
The Soomro tribe established the Soomra dynasty in 1025 CE, which re-established native Sindhi rule over Sindh since the Arab conquests.[2] Many members of the Soomro caste were one of the first in Sindh to convert to Islam from Hinduism but initially continued to maintain several Hindu customs and traditions.[3][2]
^Boivin, Michel (16 September 2021). "Indigenous People of Sindh". Brill's Encyclopedia of the Religions of the Indigenous People of South Asia Online. Brill. ..These episodes reflect the rivalry among different Rājpūt clans, especially after some converted to Islam. The Sūmras are among these, as they are said to be Soḍhā Rājpūts who converted to Islam under Ismāʿilī persuasion; after conversion, they changed their name from Soḍhā to Sūmra..
^ abcd"The Arab Conquest". International Journal of Dravidian Linguistics. 36 (1): 91. 2007. The Soomras are believed to be Parmar Rajputs found even today in Rajasthan, Saurashtra, Kutch and Sindh. The Cambridge History of India refers to the Soomras as "a Rajput dynasty the later members of which accepted Islam" (p. 54 ).
^ abcSiddiqui, Habibullah. "The Soomras of Sindh: their origin, main characteristics and rule – an overview (general survey) (1025 – 1351 AD)" (PDF). Literary Conference on Soomra Period in Sindh.
^Molai, Rahim Dad Khan. "Jannat Sindh - Sindhi Adabi Board Online Library (History)". www.sindhiadabiboard.org. Archived from the original on 2022-01-24. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
^Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. p. 114. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.
^Wink, André (1 January 2002). "Garrison, Plain and March". Al-Hind, Slave Kings and the Islamic Conquest, 11th-13th Centuries. 2. Brill: 243–246. doi:10.1163/9789004483019_012.
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