Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Rajput

file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CADMINI%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml">

Rajputs of Rajasthan

Rajputs had the glorious past and they are spread all around the hind , Rajputana was thereorigin.Rajputs, Sanskrit word meaning son of a king (rajputra), the Rajputs are mainly Hindus of the warrior caste. Traditionally they have put great value on etiquette and the military virtues and take great pride in their ancestry. Of these exogamous clans, the major ones were Rathore, Shekhawat, Bhati, Kachchwaha, Chauhan, and Sisodiya. Their power in Rajputana grew in the 7th century (In A.D.685 Chakravarti Manik Rae Chauhan who we consider as the founder of the great chauhan recovered Ajmer and Sambhar in Rajputana.) The Rajputs expanded through most of the plains of central India. Under the British, many of the Rajput princes maintained independent states within Rajputana, but they were gradually deprived of power after India attained independence in 1947.

Rajput clans

Bhati Rajputs
Rajputs mostly reside in region of Jaisalmer and partly in border villages of
Bikaner and some tehsils of jodhpur (Osian and Shergarh). Rawal Jaisal was descendent of the Yadu vansi Clan and a Bhati Rajput. Bhati Rajputs were chandra vansi Rajputs.

Chauhan Rajputs
According to the Rajput bards the Chauhan is one of the four Agnikula or 'fire sprung' tribes who were created by the gods in the anali kund or 'fountain of fire' on Mount Abu to fight against the Asuras or demons. Chauhan is also one of the 36 (royal) ruling races of the Rajputs.

Hara or Hada Rajputs
The city of
Jhalawar is situated in the south-eastern region of Rajasthan, a region widely known as Hadoti (Hadavati), the land of Hadas. The Hadas are a major branch of the great Chauhan clan of Agnikula Rajputs.

Dhanetia or Dhanetiya Rajputs

The Dhanetias settled at Shahabad, which came into the possession of hadas of Koath or kota.The Dhanetias are a branch of the great Chauhan clan of agnikula Rajput.

Kachwaha Rajputs
mostly reside in region of Jaisalmer and partly in border villages of
Bikaner and some tehsils of jodhpur (Osian and Shergarh). Rawal Jaisal was descendent of the Yadu vansi Clan and a Bhati Rajput. Bhati Rajputs were chandra vansi Rajputs.

Rathore Rajputs
mostly reside in region of Jaisalmer and partly in border villages of
Bikaner and some tehsils of jodhpur (Osian and Shergarh). Rawal Jaisal was descendent of the Yadu vansi Clan and a Bhati Rajput. Bhati Rajputs were chandra vansi Rajputs.

Shekhawat Rajputs
mostly reside in region of Jaisalmer and partly in border villages of
Bikaner and some tehsils of jodhpur (Osian and Shergarh). Rawal Jaisal was descendent of the Yadu vansi Clan and a Bhati Rajput. Bhati Rajputs were chandra vansi Rajputs.

Sisodia Rajputs
mostly reside in region of Jaisalmer and partly in border villages of
Bikaner and some tehsils of jodhpur (Osian and Shergarh). Rawal Jaisal was descendent of the Yadu vansi Clan and a Bhati Rajput. Bhati Rajputs were chandra vansi Rajputs