Somvanshi Kshatriya or Chandravanshi Kshatriyas are one of the three main Kshatriya Vansha social class in India, the others being Surya Vansha and Agni Vansha. They are direct descendants of Som (Or Moon). As the name "SOM" indicates, this community belongs to the Lunar Dynasty. Some Kshatriyas still using the surname Somvanshi are mainly based in Maharashtra, Hardoi, Pratapgarh and Allahabad in UP, Kumaon in Uttaranchal, some parts of Manipur (the descendants of Arjuna, one of the five Pandavas, who was married to a princess of Manipur). Other Kshatriyas have diversified and have different surnames e.g. Tomar, Pathania, Bhati, Yadu, Jadeja etc.
As per other records Somvanshi Kshatriya is the name of a small community unrelated to the one in northern India residing on the outskirts of Mumbai (formerly Bombay), on the western shores of India. The settlements are mostly around Virar, Vasai, Nale(नाळे), Agashi, Saphale, Kelve Road, Palghar, Mahim, Kelawa, Shirgaon, Boisar, Tarapur, Chinchani, Vangaon, Narpad, Bordi, Gholvad and Dahanu Road.
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