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The history of Rajasthan can be classified into three parts owing to the different epochs- Ancient, Medieval and Modern. Rajput clans emerged and held their sway over different parts of Rajasthan from about 700 CE. Rajputana “land of the Rajputs” was Rajasthan's old name under the British Raj. When India became independent, 23 princely ...
General V.K. Singh, Indian politician and former chief of the Indian Army [146] General Anil Chauhan , current and 2nd Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Indian Armed Forces [ 147 ] Maj Gen Anant Singh Pathania , a recipient of Maha Vir Chakra and the first Indian to receive Military Cross in the Second World War.
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.
Prithviraja III (IAST: Pṛthvī-rāja; 22 May 1166 – December 1192), popularly known as Prithviraj Chauhan or Rai Pithora, was a king from the Chauhan (Chahamana) dynasty who ruled the territory of Sapadalaksha, with his capital at Ajmer in present-day Rajasthan in north-western India.
The Kumaon-Garhwal manuscript names only 15 rulers of "Toar" dynasty, and dates the beginning of their rule to 789 CE (846 Vikram Samvat). Abul Fazl's Ain-i-Akbari (Bikaner manuscript, edited by Syed Ahmad Khan) names 19 Tomara kings. It places the first Tomara king in 372 CE (429 Vikram Samvat).
The Rajputana Agency was a political office of the British Indian Empire dealing with a collection of native states in Rajputana (present, Rajasthan). [9] After Indian Independence in 1947, the various princely states of Rajputana were integrated in seven stages to formed present day state of Rajasthan on 1 November 1956.
The Army Aviation Corps units are designated as 'Squadrons'. Each squadron generally consists of two Reconnaissance (Recce) and Observation Flights. R & O Flights might be part of squadrons or operate independently and do not have a parent squadron (designated by an (I) in their name).
Rajputana Rifles Regimental Insignia of the Rajputana Rifles Active 10 January 1775 – present Country India Branch Indian Army Type Line Infantry Role Infantry Size 25 battalions Garrison/HQ Delhi Cantonment Nickname(s) RajRif Motto(s) Veer Bhogya Vasundhara (वीर भोग्य वसुंधरा) (Sanskrit) "The Brave Shall Inherit the Earth" War Cry Raja Ramchandra Ki Jai (Hail ...