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[2] [1] Sivaji Koyal has explained the Rajputisation of a tribal chief by dividing it in 7 successional steps. Rajputisation used to begin with an invitation by a "budding tribal Raja " to the Brahmins in order to seek their assistance in the establishment of a court for him, for which the Brahmins would receive "land and gifts".
[75] Rao Gopal Singh Kharwa , erstwhile ruler of Kharwa state, was jailed for organising revolt against the British [ 76 ] Thakur Roshan Singh , was an Indian revolutionary and a member of Hindustan Socialist Republican Association [ 77 ]
During the medieval and later feudal/colonial periods, many parts of the Indian subcontinent were ruled as sovereign or princely states by various dynasties of Rajputs.. The Rajputs rose to political prominence after the large empires of ancient India broke into smaller ones.
Rajput (from Sanskrit rājaputra meaning "son of a king"), also called Thakur, [5] is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the northern part of the Indian subcontinent.
Genealogies of the Rajput clans were fabricated by pastoral nomadic tribes when they became sedentary. In a process called Rajputization, after acquiring political power, they employed bards to fabricate these lineages which also disassociated them from their original ancestry of cattle-herding or cattle-rustling communities and acquired the name 'Rajput'.
1 Nagabhata I: 730–760 2 Kakustha and Devaraja: 760–780 3 Vatsaraja: 780–800 4 Nagabhata II: 800–833 5 Ramabhadra: 833–836 6 Mihira Bhoja or Bhoja I 836–885 7 Mahendrapala I: 885–910 8 Bhoja II: 910–913 9 Mahipala I: 913–944 10 Mahendrapala II: 944–948 11 Devapala 948–954 12 Vinayakapala 954–955 13 Mahipala II 955–956 ...
[9] [10] Raja Sangram Singh led a rebellion against the Mughal authorities and was subsequently defeated and executed. His son, Toral Mal, was made to convert to Islam and renamed as Roz Afzun . Roz Afzun was a loyal Commander to the Emperors Jahangir and Shah Jahan and Jahangir referred to him as his "favourite" commander in the empire. [ 11 ]
Zorawar Singh Gate of City wall of Jaipur Entrance eastern façade of the Junagarh Fort, Bikaner. The Hill Forts of Rajasthan (Amer, Chittor, Gagron, Jaisalmer, Kumbhalgarh, Ranthambore), a group of six forts built by various Rajput kingdoms and principalities during the medieval period are among the best examples of Rajput Architecture.