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Rajput (from Sanskrit rājaputra meaning "son of a king"), also called Thakur, is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the Indian subcontinent.
A Rajput (from Sanskrit raja-putra, “son of a king”) is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and some parts of Pakistan. They claim to be descendants of ruling Hindu warrior classes of North India. Rajputs rose to prominence during the 6th to 12th centuries.
Jun 17, 2024 · Rajput, any of about 12 million landowners organized in patrilineal clans and located mainly in central and northern India. They are especially numerous in the historic region of Rajputana (’Land of the Rajputs’) that also included portions of present-day eastern Pakistan.
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Rajput (from Sanskrit raja-putra 'son of a king') is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the Indian subcontinent.
Following is the list of those ruling Rajput dynasties of the Indian Subcontinent: Kachhwahas of Jaipur, Alwar, Lawa, Kohra and Maihar; Sisodias of Mewar; Rathores of Jodhpur, Bikaner, Kishangarh, Jhabua, Ratlam, Alirajpur, Idar and Seraikela; Imperial Pratiharas of Kannauj; Chauhans (of Sambhar, Nadol, Ranthambore and Jalor)
3 days ago · India - Rajputs, Kingdoms, Warriors: In Rajasthan and central India there arose a number of small kingdoms ruled by dynasties that came to be called the Rajputs (from Sanskrit raja-putra, “son of a king”).
Rajput is a community of India. They themselves claimed descent from the old Kshatriya dynasties but the ruling dynasties before the Seventh Century A.D. not called Rajputs, Hence this theory is not widely accepted.
