Sauda (Devnagari: सौदा चारण; IAST: Saudā) (also spelled Soda, Souda) is a clan of the Charanas.
[2] The founder of the Sauda clan was Baruji, a Charan from Khod village of Kutch (Gujarat).
When the Guhilot dynasty was displaced from Mewar following an invasion by the Delhi sultanate at the turn of the 13th century,[3] Baruji provided military assistance to Rana Hammir and lent 500 of his horses.
[4][5] After successfully capturing Chittor, Rana Hammir awarded the position of Prolpat (Barhath) of Mewar kingdom to Baruji, to be held by his descendants "for posterity".
In Mewar, the descendants of Baruji reside in Antri, Panod, Barwara, Soniyana (near Kankroli), Tallai, Bikakheda and Rabachha.