Daudpotra
Daudpotra or Daudputra (literally "Sons of Daud") is a Muslim clan found in the Punjab and Sindh provinces of Pakistan. The Nawabs of Bahawalpur belonged to this clan.
Daudpotras claim to be descendants of Abbasid Caliphs of Egypt. According to this legend, a certain "Sultan Ahmad II Abbasi", son of Sultan Muzammil of Egypt came to Sindh from Egypt with his Arab followers in 1370. However, none of these figures is historically known to exist[a] and the Encyclopaedia of Islam concludes this geneology to be fictious, instead stating Daudpotras to be of "purely indigenous" origins.[1] All that is certain is that their ancestor, Daud Khan was a Julaha in the 18th century Sindh.[2]
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- ^ "Dāʾūd-Pōtra". Brill Online Reference Works.
There can be little doubt that this family is purely indigenous, probably of Rād̲j̲pūt or Ḏj̲aṭ descent...
- ^ Javaid, Umbreen (2004). Politics of Bahawalpur: From State to Region, 1947-2000. Classic.