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Following is the list of those ruling Rajput dynasties of the Indian Subcontinent: Kachhwahas of Jaipur, Alwar, Lawa, [17] Kohra [18] and Maihar [19] Sisodias of Mewar [20] Rathores of Jodhpur, Bikaner, Kishangarh, Jhabua, Ratlam, Alirajpur, Idar and Seraikela [21] Imperial Pratiharas of Kannauj [22] Chauhans of Sambhar, Nadol, Ranthambore and ...
These Rajput groups (khasa) of Uttarakhand today were formally classified Shudra but had successfully converted to Rajput status during the rule of Chand Rajas (that ended in 1790). [247] Similarly, the Rajputs of Gharwal were originally of low ritual status and did not wear the sacred thread until the 20th century.
Ravana Rajput is an Indian upper caste. [1] Ravana Rajputs, a sub-set of Rajput clan [2] and they are culturally similar to Rajput but have historically faced caste discrimination. [3] They are among the castes known as Darogas. [4] [5] It is the only
Bhim Chand was the Rajput King of Bilaspur state (reigned 1665 – 1692) [46] Rani Karnavati of Garhwal, the Parmar Rajput Queen of Garhwal, credited for defending the kingdom against the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. [47] Durgadas Rathore, was a minister of Marwar who was successful in preserving Marwar against Mughal rule [48]
The Rawe Rajput is a subcaste of Rajputs found in the Indian states of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. They are descendant of eminent rulers of aristocratic Rajput clans.
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'.
The term Khanzada or Khan Zadeh is a literal Persian translation of the Hindi word Rajput, which originates from the Sanskrit word rājaputra (Sanskrit: राजपुत्र; literally "son of a king"). The Sankrit term finds mention in some ancient Hindu scriptures like the Rigveda, Ramayana and Mahabharata. [1]
These Rajput groups (khasa) of Kumaon, Uttarakhand today were formally classified Shudra but had successfully converted to Rajput status during the rule of Chand Rajas (that ended in 1790). [29] Similarly, the Rajputs of Gharwal were originally of low ritual status and did not wear the sacred thread until the 20th century. [30]