[2] Samma's history, along with other tribes in the region, is intertwined with the Jats, either as a subdivision of it or a group at par.

[3] According to historian Sarah Ansari, both Sammas and Sumras were local Rajput tribes whose chiefs converted to Islam and were followers of Suhrawardi Sufi saints with their base at Uch and Multan.

[citation needed] Ala al-Din Khilji (1296–1316) mounted a number of campaigns in the region, battling the Sumra princes whose cycle of capitulation and rebellion could be charted exactly to the perceived military stress on the metropole.

Yet, the Delhi Sultans and their governor rarely resorted to invading Sumra held territories, relying instead on alliances with tribal elites and local power struggles.

The conflict guaranteed a rolling supply of princes and tribal chiefs wanting alliances with the center.