Jat Clan: Sahasi
Distribution	Rajasthan Rajasthan Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with... , Punjab (India) Punjab (India) Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...  and Haryana Haryana Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...
Descended from:	Bhattis
Branches:	None
Religion	Sikhism Sikhism Sikhism is a monotheistic religion founded during the 15th century in the Punjab region, by Guru Nanak Dev and continued to progress with ten successive Sikh Gurus . It is the fifth-largest organized religion in the world and one of the fastest-growing...  and Hindusim
Languages	Rajasthani Rajasthani language Rajasthani Rajasthani Rajasthani (Devanagari: , Perso-Arabic: is a language of the Indo-Aryan languages family. It is spoken by 50 million people in Rajasthan and other states of India and in some areas of Pakistan. The number of speakers may be up to 80 million worldwide... , Punjabi Punjabi language Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language... , Haryanvi and Hindi Hindi Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
Surnames:	Sahasi

The Sahasi clan is a small Jat

Jat people

The Jat people are a community of traditionally non-elite tillers and herders in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in late medieval times, and subsequently into the Delhi Territory,...

 clan, related to Rai, Bhatti (Bhati) rajputs of the Jaisalmer

Jaisalmer

Jaysalmer , nicknamed "The Golden City", is a town in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located west from the state capital Jaipur. It was once known as Jaisalmer state. The town stands on a ridge of yellowish sandstone, crowned by a fort, which contains the palace and several ornate Jain...

 reqion in Rajasthan

Rajasthan

Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

, India. Jat names Sansi and Sahansi are quite possibly Punjabi versions of the same clan name.

Ancient history

This clan has also been linked to the Buddhist ruler Raja Sahasi II

Raja Sahasi II

Raja Sahasi II, was the last Rajput ruler of Sind his empire extended up to Kashmir and he believed in Buddhism as did his father Siharus. The rule of Raja Sahasi II ended in 632 AD. He was succeeded by his Hindu Brahmin chamberlain, Chach of Alor, who developed illicit sexual relations with...

 the last Jat ruler of Sindh who was a contemporary of his better known neighbor King Harsha

Harsha

Harsha or Harsha Vardhana or Harshvardhan was an Indian emperor who ruled northern India from 606 to 647 AD. He was the son of Prabhakara Vardhana and younger brother of Rajya Vardhana, a king of Thanesar, Haryana...

 Vardhan (also a Buddhist ruler). Jats themselves are descendants of Central Asian Shakas (Indo-Scythians

Indo-Scythians

Indo-Scythians is a term used to refer to Sakas , who migrated into Bactria, Sogdiana, Arachosia, Gandhara, Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, from the middle of the 2nd century BCE to the 4th century CE....

 or Sakas), who migrated to India in waves from the middle of the 2nd century BCE to the 4th century CE, and are now well represented in Northern South Asia. They primarily follow Hindu, Sikh, and Muslim faiths.

Rai dynasty (c. 489 - 632)

• Rai Dewaij (Devaditya) (6th century)
• Rai Saharas I (Sahasimha?), son of Rai Dewaij (6th century)
• Rai Sahasi I, son of Rai Saharas I (6th century)
• Rai Saharas II, son of Rai Sahasi I (Died 626 AD) - Buddhist Rajput
• Raja Sahasi II
  Raja Sahasi II
  Raja Sahasi II, was the last Rajput ruler of Sind his empire extended up to Kashmir and he believed in Buddhism as did his father Siharus. The rule of Raja Sahasi II ended in 632 AD. He was succeeded by his Hindu Brahmin chamberlain, Chach of Alor, who developed illicit sexual relations with...
  
  , son of Rai Saharas II; (626 - 632 AD) - Buddhist Rajput

Modern History

In modern times - many Sahasi's trace their lineage directly to Harsu Singh - b 1740, and the American branch of the clan traces its lineage directly to him.

• Harsu Singh Sahasi (b. ~1740)
• Jhanda Singh Sahasi (b, ~1761)
• Ladha Singh Sahasi (b. ~1783)
• Lakhu Singh Sahasi (b. ~1806)-> founded the village of Tapperian
• Guddar Singh Sahasi (b. ~1823)
• Dulcha Singh Sahasi (b. ~1847)
• Fateh Singh Sahasi (b. ~1864)
• Heera Singh Sahasi (b. ~1880)
• Nahar Singh Sahasi (b. 6/6/1906- d. 6/2/1968)

Other Notes

There are some indications that Budh Singh (Great-Great Grandfather of Ranjit Singh) was the clan patriarch who introduced the clan to Sikhism and moved into Punjab, but further research is needed to corroborate this possible connection to Ranjit Singh's lineage.

• Kaaloo Bhattian (b. ~1450 - d. ~1488)
• Jaadoman Bhattian (b. 1470- d.1515)
• Manoo Bhattian (b. ~1490 - d. 1549)
• Kidoh Bhattian Sukerchakia (b. ~1510 - d. 1578)
• Raj Dev (b. ~1540 - d. 1620)
• Takhat Mal (b. ~1560 - d. 1653)
• Bhara Mal (b. ~1585 - d. 1679)
• Budh Singh (Budha Singh Sukerchakia) (b. 1680, amrit 1699, d. 1718; sons Naudh Singh & Chanda Singh - Sandhawalia Misl)
  • Naudh Singh (b.~1710-d.1792) w. Lali in 1730
  • Charat Singh (b. 1721-d. 1774)
  • Maha(n) Singh (b.1765-d.1792)
  • Ranjit Singh (Sansi) (11/3/1780-6/27/1839)