Chundawat

Chundawats are a Rajput clan and were powerful chiefs in the Mewar region during the 1700s.^[1]

The Chundawats descend from Chunda (or Choonda), a son of Mewar's ruler Lakha Singh. Chunda was the crown prince, but the throne of Mewar ultimately went to his step-brother Mokal Singh. The Chundawats later became rivals of Shaktawats, the descendants of Mokal Singh through Shakti Singh (or Sakta).^[2] The Chundawats were knows as traditional protectors of Mewar kings and Mewar throne.

References

1. Sreenivasan, Ramya (2006). "Drudges, Dancing Girls, Concubines: Female Slaves in Rajput Polity, 1500-1850". In Chatterjee, Indrani; Eaton, Richard M. Slavery and South Asian History. Indiana University Press. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-25311-671-0.
2. Eva Ulian (23 March 2010). Rajput. WestBow Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-4497-0061-4.