define the causes of death of rajput for class 7
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The term "Rajput" denotes a cluster of castes,[82] clans, and lineages.[83] It is a vaguely-defined term, and there is no universal consensus on which clans make up the Rajput community.[84] In medieval Rajasthan (the historical Rajputana) and its neighbouring areas, the word Rajput came to be restricted to certain specific clans, based on patrilineal descent and intermarriages. On the other hand, the Rajput communities living in the region to the east of Rajasthan had a fluid and inclusive nature. The Rajputs of Rajasthan eventually refused to acknowledge the Rajput identity claimed by their eastern counterparts,[85] such as the Bundelas.[86] The Rajputs claim to be Kshatriyas or descendants of Kshatriyas, but their actual status varies greatly, ranging from princely lineages to common cultivators.[87]
There are several major subdivisions of Rajputs, known as vansh or vamsha, the step below the super-division jāti[88] These vansh delineate claimed descent from various sources, and the Rajput are generally considered to be divided into three primary vansh:[89] Suryavanshi denotes descent from the solar deity Surya, Chandravanshi (Somavanshi) from the lunar deity Chandra, and Agnivanshi from the fire deity Agni. The Agnivanshi clans include Parmar, Chaulukya (Solanki), Parihar and Chauhan.[90]
Lesser-noted vansh include Udayvanshi, Rajvanshi,[91] and Rishivanshi[citation needed]. The histories of the various vanshs were later recorded in documents known as vamshāavalīis; André Wink counts these among the "status-legitimizing texts".[92]
A contingent of the Rajput Regiment of the Indian Army, during the Republic day parade
Beneath the vansh division are smaller and smaller subdivisions: kul, shakh ("branch"), khamp or khanp ("twig"), and nak ("twig tip").[88] Marriages within a kul are generally disallowed (with some flexibility for kul-mates of different gotra lineages). The kul serves as the primary identity for many of the Rajput clans, and each kul is protected by a family goddess, the kuldevi. Lindsey Harlan notes that in some cases, shakhs have become powerful enough to be functionally kuls in their own right.[93]