Chudachandra, also known as Chadrachuda or simply Chuda, was the founder of the Chudasama dynasty of Saurashtra (now in Gujarat, India).
According to bardic tales and limited historical records, after the fall of Vallabhi ruled by Maitrakas, the Chavda Governor of Vamansthali (now Vanthli) near Junagadh became independent.
[1] The bardic accounts are unanimous in ascribing the origin of the Chudasama to Chudachandra, a Rajput of the Samma tribe then ruling at Nagar-Samai or Saminagar (now Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan); and they also agree that before his arrival in the peninsula, Vala Ram was the ruler of Vamanasthali (now Vanthali).
that as Chandrachuda (Shiva) placed the moon (Chandra) on his head (Chuda) so Chudachandra was considered by the kings of the neighbouring countries as Chudasaman or as their head; hence Chudasama, but no doubt the real derivation is Chuda from Chudachandra's name, and Sama from the name of his tribe.
[2][3] It is almost certain that Chudachandra reigned at Vamanathali, and that he founded the rule of the Chudasama dynasty in Saurashtra at the close of the ninth or the start of the tenth century or possibly a few years previously.