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They have a hindu Jati (an endogamous group within the Hindu social system). Rajputs are literally sons- of- kings. They are divided into 3. Kumarpala Charita of Jayasimha, and Prithviraj Raso of Chandbardai.

The Rig Veda is the first and most important of the four Vedas and rajput rishis (rajrishi) are mentioned in it. To each of its hymns the name of the seer or Rishi to whom it was revealed is prefixed. It thus becomes evident on the authority of these very names (such as Vasishta, Viswamitra,Agastya, etc.), all of which belong to men born in various manvantaras, that centuries, and perhaps millenniums, must have elapsed between the dates of their composition. The Gayatri, the most sacred hymn of the Rig Veda, is taken from the third of the ten cycles of hymns, the cycle of the Rajaputra. Sage Viswamitra. Bhagwan Ram and Lakshmana are referred to as Rajaputra in Mahabharata.

Bhagwan Buddha was also referred to as Rajaputra in Buddhist texts. Rhys Davids in his . Rajaputras have also been referred to in Kautilya's (3. B. C) Arthashashtra,Kalidasa's (1st century B. C) Malvikagnimitra, Asvaghosha's (8.

A. D.) Saundarananda, Banbhatta's (7th century A. D.) Harshacharita and Kadambari and Kalhana's (1. A. D.) Rajatarangini. Damodarpur copper- plate inscription of Kumaragupta III (5.

A. D) records that the Governor of Bhukti of Pundravardhana, Rajaputra- Dev- Bhattaraka, was a son of the emperor, bearing the title Uparika Maharaja and 'rendering his homage to the king'. Rajputra are also mentioned in Sumandala Copper Plate inscription of Prithvigraha, Gupta era (5. A. D). There are Rajputra references in many Licchavi inscriptions (Recorded in D. R. Regimi's, Inscriptions of Ancient Nepal, Abhinav Publications, ISBN 0.

Rajputra Vajraratha, Babharuvarma, and Deshavarma are mentioned in the inscriptions of Sikubahi (Shankhamul) which describe the reigns of Licchavi kings Gangadeva (5. A. D) and Amshuvarma (6. A. D) respectively.

Agriculture is a way of life, a tradition, which, for centuries, has shaped the thought, the outlook, the culture and the.

The elevated train is a proposed high-speed rail corridor on the Harbour Line. Unlike regular trains, the trains on this corridor will be air-conditioned. Arms of the brave (kshatriya) always support and sustain the people like (a father his) son. A brave (kshatriya) is, for this reason, honoured by all, in all situations.

The inscriptions of Sanga mentions the name of Rajputra Vikramasena, Gnoli inscription mentions Rajaputra Jayadeva, inscription of Deopatan mentions Rajputra Shurasena, and the inscriptions of Adeshwar mentions the Rajaputras. Nandavarma, Jishnuvarma and Bhimavarma. In 6. 06 A. D. King Harshavardhana of Kannauj was crowned as Rajaputra Siladitya. Following excerpt from Page 1. Advanced History of India written by R.

C. Majumdar, H. C. Raychaudhuri, and Kaukinkar Datta, ISBN 0. X: It is however, certain that Harsha found himself at the head of the kingdom of his brother as well as that of his brother- in- law. But he contended himself at first with the modest title of Rajaputra Siladitya.

Apshad inscription of Adityasena (8th century A. D) mentions Madhavagupta who is identical with Madhavgupta, the Malawa Rajaputra of Bana's Harshacharita. Nadol Plates of 1. A. D. Delhi Shivalik Pillar inscription, dating to A. D. 1. 16. 3 of Chauhan King Virgharaj IV (Bisaldev) refers to his Mahamantri (Chief Minister) as Rajaputra Sallakshanpal. Origins and Geographical Presence. Rajputs are indigenous to India.

Historians have wrongly tried to identify rajputs as descendants of Aryan Invaders, Scythians, Huns etc. Genetic research shows, there was never any aryan invasion of India.

In addition Indian castes have no genetic influx from . Geneticists, Sanghamitra Sahoo and Toomas Kivisild, in a 2. They were by all accounts, nations or, hordes of horsemen with broad faces and high cheek bones, and short and sturdy of stature, .

In their original homes in central Asia steppes their manner of life was that of pastoral nomads, and their instincts were of the predatory order. It seems therefore prima facie unlikely that there descendants are to be looked for among tribes who are essentially of the long headed type (Rajputs), settled agriculturists with no tradition of nomadic or marauding past. Rajputs predominantly belong to three lineages: the Suryavanshi (Solar Race), the Chandravanshi (Lunar Race), and the Agni vanshi (Fire Born). Some scholars also include Rishi vanshi, Nag Vanshi and Vayu Vanshi as separate classes. Suryavanshi rajputs trace their lineage to the Vedic Sun - Surya. Lord Rama was also born in this lineage. Suryavanshi rajputs ruled over Mewar, Marwar, Amber, etc.

Somvanshi/Chandravanshi rajputs descended from Som (the vedic deity Soma or Moon). Chandravanshi and Yaduvanshi are from the same line which bifurcated at King Yadu when his father banished him from becoming the king.

Gujarat, Jaisalmer was ruled by Chandravanshi rajputs. The Yaduvanshi trace there lineage to Lord Krishn. Agnivanshi rajputs have a mythological belief that they originated from fire. Bundi, Kotah, Jalore, Sirohi, Delhi were ruled by Agnivanshi rajputs.

In reality Agnivanshi rajputs are also a sub- division of Suryavanshi and Chandravanshi rajputs. Each vansha is divided into many cula and each cula is further divided into many shakha.

For a pictorial description please see the figure: Each shakha has its Gotra Acharya, a genealogical creed, describing the essential peculiarities, religious tenets and pristine locale of the clan. It is a touchstone of affinities and guardian of the laws of intermarriage. Rathore Gotra Acharya - - Gautam gotra, Mardwunduni Shakha, Shukra- Acharya Guru, Garroopata Agni, Pankhini Devi. These twelve of 3.

Gehlote, Parmara, Chauhan, Solanki, Rathore, Tanwar/ Tomar/ Tuar, Bir. Hiv Dating Ads. Goojur, Parihaar, Jhala, Yadu, Katchwaha, Gor. Rest of the 2. 4 clans are 'Eka' and do not divide further: Sengar, Balla, Khurwur, Chawura, Dahima, Dahiya, Byce, Gherwal, Nikumpa, Dewut, Johya, Sikerwal, Dabia, Doda, Mori, Mokarra, Abhirra, Kalchoruk, Agnipala, Aswariya, Hool, Manutwal, Mallia and Chhahil. Myths. One version of the story of Agni kula origins is that four warriors, Agnikul, Yadaukul, Suryakul and Odak, whose names are given to the Rajput clans, sprang from the sacred fire (Agni- kunda) in a ceremony performed by Sage. Vashishtha near Mount Abu. Sage Vashishta undertook this Yagya to develop warriors who could help the ordinary mortals against the demons.

There is another myth which states Rajputs were descendants of Rishabh, the founding Jain. Tirthankara. Rajputs reside mainly in northern, western, eastern and central states of India. Rajasthan, which has a very high concentration of Rajputs, is located in northwestern India, near the Khyber Pass route used by most foreign invasions of India, including the Arabs, Afghans, Turks, Mughals, and other Islamic invaders of the Middle Ages. In his New History of India, Stanley Wolpert wrote . Numerous inscriptions from this period have been found.

A significant fraction of them are by people who were unaffiliated with the nobles, suggesting that education was spreading among the common people. The literature composed in this period is in Sanskrit and in Apabhramshas which constitutes a large segment of the classical Indian literature.

The Paramara king Bhoj of Dhara was not only a patron of scholars, but was himself a distinguished and prolific scholar. His Samarangana- sutradhara deals with architecture and Raja- Martanda is a famous commentary on Yoga- sutra. The intermarriage among the Rajput clans interlinked different regions of India, making it easier for the trade and scholarship to flow from one part of the country to another. Rajput kings were very secular in character and permitted all faiths to flourish in their domains. Rajputs practice Vedic, Shaiva, Vaishnava, Shakti and occasionally Jain traditions; they supported Buddhists, Zoroastrians and Sufi traditions as well. The vast majority of Rajputs practice Hinduism. There are some Rajputs who follow the Sikh panth, and they often intermarry with Hindu Rajputs even today.

Social hierarchy. Rajputs supported Brahmins as scholars and priests. However, Rajputs had their own family priests, known as the Purohits. Some scions of noble Rajput families would officiate themselves as priests in their Hindu temples. For example, the Sisodia kings of Mewar considered themselves as the regents of the Eklingji, a manifestation of Shiva, and serve as the high priest of the deity as well as ruler of the state.

Cenotaphs of Kachwaha Rajputs of Alwar. Character. The Rajput ethos is martial in spirit, fiercely proud, loyal and independent, and emphasizes lineage and tradition. Rajput patriotism is legendary, an ideal they embodied by choosing death before dishonour. Rajput warriors were often known to fight until the last man. The practice of jauhar and saka was followed only in rajput communities. Jauhar. When the outcome of a battle was against the Rajputs, jauhar would be committed by Rajput women and children in the night and next morning men would commit saka.

Brahmin priests would chant Vedic mantras and Rajput women wearing their marriage dresses, along with their young children, embrace sandalwood flames. Saka. The next morning after taking a bath, the men would wear kesariya and apply the ash from the mahasamadhiof their wives and children on their foreheads and put a tulsi leaf in their mouth. Then the palace gates would be opened and men would ride out for complete annhiliation of the enemy or themselves. Rajput men and women could not be captured alive. When Hindus fought against other Hindus there were never any johars or saka because the defeated were treated with dignity. However, history records very few instances wherein a Rajput king sued for peace after a battle reversal and the Muslims initially agreed to the peace terms, only for the Rajputs, and their women and children, to be slaughtered upon surrender and once the pols or gates of their mighty fortresses were opened. One example of this is war between Puran Mal of Raisina and Sher Shah Suri.

The opposite is true for wars between Marathas and Rajputs, where even after battle reversals, no jauhars took place in Rajasthan. Rajput Chivalry. The chivalry of the Rajput and the influence of the fair in the formation of rajput character is depicted here.