tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28798964811617664132011-04-21T14:39:47.126-07:00Digvijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329005608971922893noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879896481161766413.post-42362964675738982412007-02-12T10:26:00.000-08:002007-02-27T13:02:39.734-08:00<div class="thumb tleft"> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumb tright"> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">शूरबाहूषु लोकोऽयं लम्बते पुत्रवत् सदा ।</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">तस्मात् सर्वास्ववस्थासु शूरः सम्मानमर्हित।।</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">न िह शौर्यात् परं िकं चित् ित्रलोके षु िवधते।</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">शूरः सर्वं पालयित सर्वं शूरे पर्ितिष्ठतम् ।।<br /><br /></span> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Arms of the brave (kshatriya) always support and sustain the people like (a father his) son.<br />A brave (kshatriya) is, for this reason, honoured by all, in all situations.<br />There is nothing in all the three worlds, which is beyond (the reach of) bravery.<br />Brave (kshatriya) sustains all, and all depend upon the brave.<br /></span></div> </div> <div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >(Mahabharata, Shanti Parva, 99. 17-18)</span><br /><br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><big><b>Rajput</b>, (<i>raja-putra</i>: "son of a king") is a hindu <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kshatriya" title="Kshatriya">kshatriya</a> caste. The Rajputs trace their origins to the ancient <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kshatriya" title="Kshatriya">Kshatriya</a> dynasties of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>. It is estimated that currently there are 12 million Rajputs.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:courier new;" >Attn: For High Bandwidth Version of this page please click here <a href="http://hindurajput.blogspot.com/">Rajput</a>.</span><br /><br /></big> <div style="font-weight: bold;" id="toctitle"><big><span style="font-size:180%;">Contents</span><br /></big></div> <ul><big> </big><li class="toclevel-1"><big><a href="http://rajput-definition.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Definition</span></a></big></li><big><br /></big><li class="toclevel-1"><big><a href="http://rajput-origins.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Origins and Geographical Presence</span></a><br /></big> <ul><big><br /> </big><li class="toclevel-2"><big><a href="http://rajput-origins.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Suryavanshi</span></a></big></li><big><br /> </big><li class="toclevel-2"><big><a href="http://rajput-origins.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Chandravanshi</span></a></big></li><big><br /> </big><li class="toclevel-2"><big><a href="http://rajput-origins.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">Agnivanshi</span></a></big></li><big><br /> </big><li class="toclevel-2"><big><a href="http://rajput-origins.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">2.4</span> <span class="toctext">Myths</span></a></big></li><big> </big></ul> <big> </big></li><big><br /></big><li class="toclevel-1"><big><a href="http://rajput-rule-of-india.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">The Rajput Rule of India</span></a><br /></big> <ul><big><br /> </big><li class="toclevel-2"><big><a href="http://rajput-rule-of-india.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Social hierarchy</span></a></big></li><big><br /> </big></ul> <big> </big></li><big> </big><li class="toclevel-1"><big><a href="http://rajput-character.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Character</span></a><br /></big> <ul><big><br /> </big><li class="toclevel-2"><big><a href="http://rajput-character.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">Jauhar</span></a></big></li><big><br /> </big><li class="toclevel-2"><big><a href="http://rajput-character.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">Saka</span></a></big></li><big><br /> </big><li class="toclevel-2"><big><a href="http://rajput-character.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">4.3</span> <span class="toctext">Rajput Chivalry</span></a></big></li><big> </big></ul> <big><br /></big></li><big> </big><li class="toclevel-1"><big><a href="http://rajput-armies.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Rajput Armies</span></a></big></li><big><br /></big><li class="toclevel-1"><big><a href="http://rajputs-and-invasions.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Rajputs and Invasions of India</span></a><br /></big> <ul><big><br /> </big><li class="toclevel-2"><big><a href="http://rajputs-and-invasions.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">6.1</span> <span class="toctext">Organization of Indian kingdoms during invasions</span></a></big></li><big><br /> </big><li class="toclevel-2"><big><a href="http://rajputs-and-invasions.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">6.2</span> <span class="toctext">Partial list of Rajputs who fought the invaders</span></a><br /> </big> <ul><big><br /> </big><li class="toclevel-3"><big><a href="http://rajput-bappa-rawal.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">6.2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Bappa Rawal</span></a></big></li><big><br /> </big><li class="toclevel-3"><big><a href="http://rajput-prithviraj-chauhan.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">6.2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Prithviraj Chauhan</span></a></big></li><big><br /> </big><li class="toclevel-3"><big><a href="http://rajput-hammir-dev-chauhan.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">6.2.3</span> <span class="toctext">Hammir Dev Chauhan</span></a></big></li><big><br /> </big><li class="toclevel-3"><big><a href="http://rajput-rawal-ratan-singh-gora-badal.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">6.2.4</span> <span class="toctext">Rawal Ratan Singh,Gora,Badal</span></a></big></li><big><br /> </big><li class="toclevel-3"><big><a href="http://rajput-maharana-hammir.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">6.2.5</span> <span class="toctext">Maharana Hammir</span></a></big></li><big><br /> </big><li class="toclevel-3"><big><a href="http://rajput-maharana-kumbha.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">6.2.6</span> <span class="toctext">Maharana Kumbha</span></a></big></li><big><br /> </big><li class="toclevel-3"><big><a href="http://rajput-rana-sanga.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">6.2.7</span> <span class="toctext">Rana Sanga</span></a></big></li><big><br /> </big><li class="toclevel-3"><big><a href="http://rajput-rao-maldeo-rathore.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">6.2.8</span> <span class="toctext">Rao Maldeo Rathore</span></a></big></li><big><br /> </big><li class="toclevel-3"><big><a href="http://rajput-maharani-durgavati.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">6.2.9</span> <span class="toctext">Maharani Durgavati</span></a></big></li><big> </big><li class="toclevel-3"> <p style="text-align: justify;"><big><a href="http://rajput-maharana-pratap.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">6.2.10</span> <span class="toctext">Maharana Pratap</span></a></big></p> </li><big> </big><li class="toclevel-3"><big><a href="http://rajput-maharajah-jaswant-singh.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">6.2.11</span> <span class="toctext">Maharajah Jaswant Singh</span></a></big></li><big><br /> </big><li class="toclevel-3"><big><a href="http://rajput-durga-das-rathore.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">6.2.12</span> <span class="toctext">Durga Das Rathore</span></a></big></li><big><br /> </big><li class="toclevel-3"><big><a href="http://rajput-banda-bhadur.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">6.2.13</span> <span class="toctext">Banda Bhadur</span></a></big></li><big> </big></ul> <big> </big></li><big> </big></ul> <big> </big></li><big><br /></big><li class="toclevel-1"><big><a href="http://rajput-protection-of-hinduism.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Protection of Hinduism</span></a></big></li><big><br /></big><li class="toclevel-1"><big><a href="http://rajput-shakha.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Prominent Rajput clans & their main centers</span></a><br /></big> <ul><big><br /> </big><li class="toclevel-2"><big><a href="http://rajput-shakha.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">8.1</span> <span class="toctext">Clans of Jammu and Himachal</span></a></big></li><big><br /> </big></ul> <big> </big></li><big> </big><li class="toclevel-1"><big><a href="http://rajputs-in-defence-forces.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">List of Famous Modern Day Rajputs</span></a><br /></big> <ul><big><br /> </big><li class="toclevel-2"><big><a href="http://rajput-in-politics.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">9.1</span> <span class="toctext">Politics</span></a></big></li><big><br /> </big><li class="toclevel-2"><big><a href="http://rajput-in-sports.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">9.2</span> <span class="toctext">Sports</span></a></big></li><big><br /> </big><li class="toclevel-2"><big><a href="http://rajputs-in-defence-forces.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">9.3</span> <span class="toctext">Defence Forces</span></a><br /> </big> <ul><big><br /> </big><li class="toclevel-3"><big><a href="http://rajputs-in-defence-forces.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">9.3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Param Vir Chakra winners (Highest gallantry award in India)</span></a></big></li><big><br /> </big><li class="toclevel-3"><big><a href="http://rajputs-in-defence-forces.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">9.3.2</span> <span class="toctext">Maha Vir Chakra winners (Second highest gallantry award in India)</span></a></big></li><big><br /> </big><li class="toclevel-3"><big><a href="http://rajputs-in-defence-forces.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">9.3.3</span> <span class="toctext">Victoria Cross winners</span></a></big></li><big><br /> </big></ul> <big> </big></li><big> </big></ul> <big> </big></li><big> </big><ul><big> </big><li class="toclevel-2"><big><a href="http://rajput-saints.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">9.4</span> <span class="toctext">Saints</span></a></big></li><big> </big></ul><big><br /></big><li class="toclevel-1"><big><a href="http://rajput-references.blogspot.com/"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a><br /></big> <ul><big><br /> </big><li 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