Rajput | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-16

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Rajput


00:01:34 1 History
00:01:43 1.1 Origins
00:04:16 1.2 Emergence as a community
00:07:21 1.3 Rajput kingdoms
00:09:11 1.4 Mughal period
00:09:20 1.4.1 Akbar's policy (Akbar -  Shah Jahan)
00:10:18 1.4.2 Aurangzeb's policy
00:11:20 1.5 British colonial period
00:13:44 1.6 Independent India
00:15:28 2 Subdivisions
00:17:40 3 Culture and ethos
00:18:29 3.1 Rajput lifestyle
00:20:19 3.2 Rajput politics
00:20:47 3.3 Arts



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Rajput (from Sanskrit raja-putra, "son of a king") is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of geneological descent originating from the Indian subcontinent. The term Rajput covers various patrilineal clans historically associated with warriorhood: several clans claim Rajput status, although not all claims are universally accepted.
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, Punjab and Sindh.