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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.
Learn about the origins, divisions, and achievements of the Rajputs, a Hindu warrior caste in India. Explore the 36 main lineages, their sub-clans, and their genealogical creeds.
3 days ago · 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.
Learn about the Rajput race, its genealogies, dynasties, princely states, and famous people. Explore over 6,000 pictures, 800 articles, 275 coat of arms, and 100 flags of Rajputana.
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)
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.
