Chuvalia
Chuvalia (also spelled Chunvalia, Chunwalia, Chunbalia, Chuwalia, Chubalia, Chunvaria, Chunwaria) is a subcaste of the Hindu Koli Caste of Gujarat, India. Their name is drived from Chunval, consisting chunvalis (forty four) villages in north-east of the Gujarat. They claim to be descendants of the Jhala tribe.
History And Origin[edit]
They drived their name from the Chunval of the Gujarat. They are distributed mainly in the Chotila, Sayla and Halvad Taluqas of Surendranagar district, Junagadh district and all over the Saurashtra (region) of the Gujarat. They have passed three stages, firstly they were pagi (detective), second they were considered criminal community because they were turned into dacoity and thievery. They speak Gujarati language.[1][2] During the Gujarat Sultanate's time, they were wilder and ravaged the villages of Dholka, Viramgam and Kadi but they were defeated by twenty sixth Mughal Empire Viceroy Saisat Khan.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ Gujarat. Popular Prakashan. 2003. ISBN 9788179911044. Search this book on
- ↑ Chahel, Paramjot Singh (2015-10-30). Undisclosed Facts of Tribal Life. Partridge Publishing. ISBN 9781482838343. Search this book on
- ↑ Watson, John Whaley (1886). History of Gujarat, Musalman Period, A.D. 1297-1760. Printed at the Government Central Press. Search this book on
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