Tank kshatriyas

Tank kshatriyas is mentioned as one of the 36 royal houses of Indian Kshatriyas.
Taunk in Kutch
Tank are found in Kutch in large numbers, where they seem to have migrated along with other Rajput / Kshatriya clans like;Rathor, Chawda, Chouhan, Sawaria, Vaghela, Jethwa, Gohil, Vadher, Solanki, Parmar, Khodiyar, Vegad, Varu, Yadav, Maru.
As per Kutch Gurjar Kshatriya Samaj these group of warriors arrived in Saurahtra and later into Kutch in early 7th Century from Rajasthan fighting and repealing attack from Middle East. These fact is further authenticated by the fact that many of these families still go to pay their respects to Shri Ramdevji or Rama-Pir at Rumicchha (Ranujaa) near Pokhran in Jaiselmer district of Rajasthan.
Although they have their Kuldevis in Kutch only, idos of whom they brought along with themselves when they migrated, whose temples are located mainly in 18 villages mentioned hereafter. Here they together established themselves at Dhaneti after warfare.

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