Question

write a history of 'RAJPUTS'....

Answer 1

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ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇʀᴍ "ʀᴀᴊᴘᴜᴛ" ᴀᴄǫᴜɪʀᴇᴅ ɪᴛs ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴɪɴɢ ᴏɴʟʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ 16ᴛʜ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀʏ, ᴀʟᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ɪᴛ ɪs ᴀʟsᴏ ᴀɴᴀᴄʜʀᴏɴɪsᴛɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇsᴄʀɪʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀʟɪᴇʀ ʟɪɴᴇᴀɢᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴇᴍᴇʀɢᴇᴅ ɪɴ ɴᴏʀᴛʜᴇʀɴ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ғʀᴏᴍ 6ᴛʜ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀʏ ᴏɴᴡᴀʀᴅs.

ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ 11ᴛʜ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇʀᴍ "ʀᴀᴊᴀᴘᴜᴛʀᴀ" ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴀ ɴᴏɴ-ʜᴇʀᴇᴅɪᴛᴀʀʏ ᴅᴇsɪɢɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ғᴏʀ ʀᴏʏᴀʟ ᴏғғɪᴄɪᴀʟs.

ɢʀᴀᴅᴜᴀʟʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀᴊᴘᴜᴛs ᴇᴍᴇʀɢᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴀ sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ ᴄʟᴀss ᴄᴏᴍᴘʀɪsɪɴɢ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀ ᴠᴀʀɪᴇᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴇᴛʜɴɪᴄ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴇᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜɪᴄᴀʟ ʙᴀᴄᴋɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅs. ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ 16ᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ 17ᴛʜ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀɪᴇs, ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀsʜɪᴘ ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs ᴄʟᴀss ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ʟᴀʀɢᴇʟʏ ʜᴇʀᴇᴅɪᴛᴀʀʏ, ᴀʟᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ɴᴇᴡ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍs ᴛᴏ ʀᴀᴊᴘᴜᴛ sᴛᴀᴛᴜs ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀɪᴇs.

sᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ ʀᴀᴊᴘᴜᴛ-ʀᴜʟᴇᴅ ᴋɪɴɢᴅᴏᴍs ᴘʟᴀʏᴇᴅ ᴀ sɪɢɴɪғɪᴄᴀɴᴛ ʀᴏʟᴇ ɪɴ ᴍᴀɴʏ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴs ᴏғ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏʀᴛʜᴇʀɴ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ 20ᴛʜ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀʏ.

ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀᴊᴘᴜᴛ ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʀᴍᴇʀ ʀᴀᴊᴘᴜᴛ sᴛᴀᴛᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪɴ ɴᴏʀᴛʜ, ᴡᴇsᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀʟ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ.

ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴀʀᴇᴀs ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇ ʀᴀᴊᴀsᴛʜᴀɴ, ɢᴜᴊᴀʀᴀᴛ, ᴜᴛᴛᴀʀ ᴘʀᴀᴅᴇsʜ, ʜɪᴍᴀᴄʜᴀʟ ᴘʀᴀᴅᴇsʜ, ʜᴀʀʏᴀɴᴀ, ᴊᴀᴍᴍᴜ, ᴘᴜɴᴊᴀʙ, ᴜᴛᴛᴀʀᴀᴋʜᴀɴᴅ, ᴍᴀᴅʜʏᴀ ᴘʀᴀᴅᴇsʜ ᴀɴᴅ ʙɪʜᴀʀ.

ɪɴ ᴘᴀᴋɪsᴛᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀsᴛᴇʀɴ ᴘᴀʀᴛs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ, ᴘᴜɴᴊᴀʙᴀɴᴅ sɪɴᴅʜ.

Answer 2

The term "Rajput" acquired its present meaning only in the 16th century, although it is also anachronistically used to describe the earlier lineages that emerged in northern India from 6th century onwards. In the 11th century, the term "rajaputra" appeared as a non-hereditary designation for royal officials. Gradually, the Rajputs emerged as a social class comprising people from a variety of ethnic and geographical backgrounds. During the 16th and 17th centuries, the membership of this class became largely hereditary, although new claims to Rajput status continued to be made in the later centuries. Several Rajput-ruled kingdoms played a significant role in many regions of central and northern India until the 20th century.

The Rajput population and the former Rajput states are found in north, west and central India. These areas include Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar. In Pakistan they are found on the eastern parts of the country, Punjaband Sindh.