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Sourashtra or "Patnūlkarar" refers to a community of people who speak the Saurashtra language. They had their original homes in Gujarat and migrated to Madurai and other places of Tamil Nadu. The origin of the name date backs to the time when the ancestors of these people inhabited the kingdom of Sourashtra in Gujarat State.〔J.S. Venkatavarma, Sourashtra Charitra Sangraham (Madura, 1915)〕 The Tamil name by which these people is known in Southern India is Patnūlkarar, that is silk-thread workers or weavers who speak "Pattunuli" or "Khatri", a dialect of Gujarati.〔Gazetter of the Madura District (Madras, 1914), I, 74, 110.〕 The details about Sourashtra community is discussed by A.J. Saunders.〔"The Sourashtra Community in Madura, South India", Albert James Saunders, The American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 32, No. 5 (Mar. 1927) PP. 787-799, published by: The University of Chicago Press.〕 The Bhagavata calls the Abhiras as Saurastra. The Bhagavata calls the Abhiras as saurastra and Avantyas rulers (Saurastra-Avantya-Abhira) and the Vishnu treats the Abhiras as occupying the Saurastra and Avantil provinces.〔http://books.google.co.in/books?ei=uG2RTb3xCYXQcZeeuUA&ct=result&id=xJNHAAAAMAAJ&dq=abhira+yadav&q=The+Bhagavata+calls+the+Abhiras+as+Saurastra+〕〔Yadavas Through the Ages-page146〕 Sourashtra-Patnūlkarar wear the sacred thread and are Brahmins but belong to linguistic minorities. Sourashtra people are brahmins. They are north Indians. == History == The word ''Palkar '' means "silk-thread people". These people are first mentioned as Pattavayaka, the Sanskrit equivalent of Patnulkaran in the Mandasor inscriptions of Kumaragupta belonging to the 5th century AD. They are also mentioned by the same name in the inscriptions of Rani Mangamma of Madurai. Oral tradition says that, Saurashtrians migrated after the fall of 'Somnath Temple' when Mahmud of Ghazni invaded India. It is said that the Saurashtrians lived for about two centuries in northern regions of modern day Maharashtra and later moved to Vijayanagar Empire by the invitation of the Kings. Saurashtrians were highly skilled manufacturers of fine silk garments and were patronized by the Kings and their families. They were welcomed by the Naicker Kings of Madurai and were allowed to settle near the King's palace. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Saurashtra people」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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