Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v3.c40.170

v3.c40.170

The Sahariya Tribe.—The Sahariya is the most numerous of the Muhammadan tribes of the desert, said to be Hindu in origin, and descendants of the ancient dynasty of Aror ; but whether his descent is derived from the dynasty of Siharas (written Sahir by Pottinger), or from the Arabic word sahra, ‘a desert,’ of which he is the terror, is of very little moment.¹