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and Brahman dynasties and the Arabs. The territories of the Lohana, Lakha and Samma are also described as separate jurisdictions under the governor of Brahmanabad in the pre-Muslim era. Whatever may be the original distinction between Samma and Jat - the two tribes from which the majority of Sindis descend - , in later times it became completely blurred and the same people may be classed as Samma and Jat. The Samma residential area however was probably restricted to Brahmanabad and its immediate neighbourhood.
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Samma, Sahtah, Chand(Channa)....which appear, at least in the Muslim sources, to be subdivisions of the Jats or to be put on a par with the Jats. Some of these tribes were dominating others, but they all, as a matter of course, suffered certain discriminatory measures (cf. infra) under both the Rai
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This episode, given on the authority of Chachnama, is purely a construct of Ma'sum but it demonstrates, once again, the malleability of pasts, in service of the present. Chachnama, and the history of Muhammad b. Qasim, is recast as the ur-text of Sindhi history by Ma'sumi. Ma'sümi goes on to trace
540:(1351–1388), when the Jam emirs of Samma were finally able to end Sumra dominance, taking over lower Sindh. They established the Samma dynasty which ruled over sindh from 1336 to 1524 and at its peak included parts of Punjab, Gujarat, and Balochistan regions along with entire region of Sindh. 535:
and their governor rarely resorted to invading Sumra held territories, relying instead on alliances with tribal elites and local power struggles. Against the Sumras, Khilji advanced the cause of the tribe of Samma. The conflict guaranteed a rolling supply of princes and tribal chiefs wanting
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Samma's history, along with other tribes in the region, is intertwined with the Jats, either as a subdivision of it or a group at par. They faced restrictions similar to that of Jats. But Samma communities were confined to
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There are different versions about the origin of the Sammas. Some link up their ancestry with Akrama bin Abul Jehal. According to some other historians, Sammas came to
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Masumi goes on to trace the early history of the Samma people of Sind and to place them in the role of the Jat of Chachnama-a lower caste needing to be monitored.
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intervention in political affairs concerned Sind. Between 1058 and 1520, control of the province was effectively delegated by the
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the early history of the Sammã as well, placing them in the role of the Jats of Chachnama and referred to as the "highest caste."
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Al-Hind: The Making of the Indo-Islamic World. Early medieval India and the expansion of Islam 7th-11th centuries. Vol. 1
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Jadeja and Chudasama clans which are the offshoot branches of the main Samma tribe are also mainly recognized as
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alliances with the center. The tussle for dominance between the Sumras and the Samma lasted until the reign of
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The many histories of Muhammad b. Qasim: Narrating the Muslim conquest of Sindh - page - 99
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tribes whose chiefs converted to Islam and were followers of
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and its neighbouring regions. According to historian
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