Rajputs

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The Rajputs are a prominent warrior community of northern and western India, historically known for their martial traditions, regional kingdoms, and influential role in the subcontinent’s military and political history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf caste group
ethno-social community
social group
warrior community
architecture hill forts of Rajasthan
palaces in Rajputana
associatedRegiment Rajput Regiment
Rajputana Rifles
associatedWith Bihar
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Punjab
surface form: Punjab region

Rajasthan
Rajput literature
Rajput painting
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
country India
culturalTrait honor
loyalty to clan
patronage of temples and forts
valor
custom clan exogamy
endogamy within Rajput community
demography widely dispersed across northern and western India
historicalPeriod early medieval India
early modern India
medieval India
historicalPolity Amber
Bikaner
Bundelkhand
surface form: Bundelkhand states

Gwalior
Jaipur
Jaisalmer
Kangra district
surface form: Kangra

Marwar
Mewar
Rajputana Agency
surface form: Rajputana princely states

Rewa
historicalRole military history of the Indian subcontinent
political history of the Indian subcontinent
knownFor chivalric codes
feudal polity
martial traditions
military service
regional kingdoms
warrior ethos
language Braj
Gujarati
Hindi
Punjabi language
surface form: Punjabi

Rajasthani
militaryAllegiance British Indian Army
Maratha Empire
surface form: Maratha polities

Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire
originTheory Agnikula (fire-born) myth
Kshatriya descent theory
mixed-origin theory
politicalInfluence princely states under British Raj
regional politics in Rajasthan
regional politics in Uttar Pradesh
region northern India
western India
religion Hinduism
Islam
Sikhism
socialStructure clan-based organization
lineage-based identity
subgroupOf Kshatriya varna
title Raja
Rana
Rao
Rawal Jaisal
surface form: Rawal

Thakur

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Rathore dynasty ethnicGroup Rajputs
this entity surface form: Rajput
Paramara period (9th–14th century) culturalIdentity Rajputs
this entity surface form: Rajput polity
Amarkot ethnicGroup Rajputs
this entity surface form: Rajput communities
Rao associatedWith Rajputs
this entity surface form: Rajput clans
Rao culturalContext Rajputs
this entity surface form: Rajput community
Rao ethnicAssociation Rajputs
Rajput Regiment associatedEthnicity Rajputs
this entity surface form: Rajput
Harkha Bai ethnicity Rajputs
this entity surface form: Rajput
Jodha Bai ethnicGroup Rajputs
this entity surface form: Rajput
Akbar–Rajput alliance hasParticipant Rajputs
this entity surface form: Rajput chiefs
Kangra Fort associatedWith Rajputs
this entity surface form: Rajput rulers
Mughal–Rajput conflicts hasMainBelligerent Rajputs
this entity surface form: Bundelkhand Rajputs
Upanayana ceremony associatedWith Rajputs
this entity surface form: Kshatriya communities
Mariam Zamani Begum ethnicGroup Rajputs
this entity surface form: Rajput
Raja Bharmal of Amber ethnicity Rajputs
this entity surface form: Rajput
Chaulukya dynasty ethnicGroup Rajputs
this entity surface form: Rajput
Amreli district hasSignificantCommunity Rajputs
this entity surface form: Rajput community
Chauhan dynasty ethnicGroup Rajputs
this entity surface form: Rajput
Bhavsinhji Madhavsinhji hasHeritage Rajputs
this entity surface form: Rajput
Maharaja of Nawanagar ethnicGroup Rajputs
this entity surface form: Rajput
Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji ethnicGroup Rajputs
this entity surface form: Rajput
K. S. Duleepsinhji ethnicGroup Rajputs
this entity surface form: Rajput
Mehta isUsedByCommunity Rajputs
this entity surface form: Rajput communities