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6 unusual facts about Rajput


Bahadur Singh of Bundi

Colonel Maharao Raja Shri Bahadur Singhji Bahadur (17th March 1920 - 24th December 1977) was the 28th and the last official ruler of the princely state of Bundi belonging to Hada Chauhan clan of Rajputs.

Bhati Gate

It was called Bhati gate because it opens in the direction of Sandal Bar named after Rai Sandal Khan a Bhatti Rajput who lived there in ancient times.The area inside the gate is well known throughout the city for its food.

Bhattiana

This geographical area derives its name from the clan of Bhatis, who are Rajputs.

Gaj Singh

Singh belongs to the Suryavanshi (Origin from the Surya-Kula) family of Rajputs.

Rajabhat University system

The word "Rajabhat" is derived from the same origin as the Hindi, "Rajput" (from Sanskrit raja-putra, “son of a king”).

Rajput-class destroyer

They were the first ships in the Indian Navy to deploy the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile systems.


Ahmed III

The Mughal Emperor Farrukhsiyar a grandson of Aurangzeb, is also known to have sent a letter to the Ottomans but this time it was received by the Grand Vizier Nevşehirli Damad Ibrahim Pasha providing a graphic description of the efforts of the Mughal commander Syed Hassan Ali Khan Barha against the Rajput and Maratha rebellion.

Alha-Khand

The Alha Khand (c. 12th Century) is an early poetic work in Hindi which consists of a number of ballads describing the brave acts of two Banaphar Rajput heroes, Alha and Udal.

Alwar district

During the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, Rao raja Bane Singh sent a force consisting mainly of Muslims and Rajputs, to relieve the British garrison in Agra.

Alwar State

The princely state of Alwar was founded by Pratap Singh, a Rajput of the Kachwaha lineage, in the second half of the 18th century.

Attock District

The Syed, Khattar, Awan, Shaikh, Gheba, Jat, Qanungoh Shaikhs, Paracha, Arains, Pashtun, Gakharss, Gujjars, Rajput, Mughal and Qureshi are the main tribes and clans of Attock district.

Aurangabad, Bihar

The history of Aurangabad is a part of history of the ancient Magadh which included the undivided district of Patna and Gaya(Ancient City and Ruled by many Gadhwal/Gahadwal also known as Suryavanshi Rajput .

Babariawad

In 1947, upon Partition of India, the Jagirdars of Babariawad, mainly Hindu Chiefs from Kathi and Rajput clans like Babaria and others, along with other principality of Mangrol declared their independence from Junagadh and accession to Union of India.

Bhopawar Agency

#* including the future independent petty states of : Jamnia, Kali-Baori, Nimkhera & Rajgadh ; which were then under administrative control of Dhar State, also known as rajputEstates.

Buddha Goraya

Other demographics include Rajput mostly migrated from Talwandi Malak Patiala State India, Jat local, Butt originally from Kashmir before partition, Dogar local, Kumhar or Rehmani local & some migrated, Shaikh or Qasab local, Mochi or Bhatti, Nai or Barber, Khokhar, Julaha and some others.

Chakwal

For much of its early history, Dhanni was an uninhabited part of the Jammu state of the Dogra Rajputs, and Khokhar Rajputs, held as a hunting ground for the Rajas of Jammu.

Chambal Garden

The Chambal Garden is located in southeastern Rajasthan, India on the banks of the Chambal River in the town of Kota (once part of the Rajput kingdom).

Chaudhry Chaku Khan

Chaudhry Chaku Khan the founder of Chakwal and the chief of the Minhas Rajput tribe from Jammu, who founded Chakwal in 1525 C.E during the era of the Mughal Emperor, Zaheerudun Babur.

Datia State

The ruling family were Rajputs of the Bundela clan; they descended from a younger son of a former raja of Orchha.

Demography of Rawalpindi District

Other important Rajput clans are the Bhakral, Bhatti, Minhas and Janjua, who form the four largest tribes in the tehsil.

Derawar Fort

The first fort on the site was built by Hindu Rajput, Rai Jajja Bhati of Jaisalmer.

Dikhit

The Dikhit, also known as Kinwar, are a Hindu Rajput clan found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India.

Do Saheliyaan

Set in Rajasthan, Do Saheliyaan focuses on the forbidden friendship between the daughter of a wealthy Rajput, Maithili, and a poor Rabari village girl, Bhavri.

Dor Rajputs

Dor Rajput (also known as Doda) are a Hindu Rajput clan of India.

Early history of Himachal Pradesh

#Rajput Period - After Harsha's death (647 A.D.) Rajput states ascended in Rajsthan and Indus plains.

Fakhruddin Shaheed

Moulai Fakhruddin, son of Tarmal (minister of Rajput king Siddhraja Jaya Singha, Anhalwara,Patan,1094-1133 AD) was sent to western Rajasthan, India for proselytizing.

Gaharwal

The Gaharwal (also spelled Gahadwal, Gadhwal and Garhwal) is a Rajput clan, and it is mainly found in Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh.

Gorchha

According to their traditions, the Gorchha are by origin Kalhans Rajputs, who immigrated from Gorakhpur to Kheri, and were known as Gorakhiya, or someone hailing from Gorakhpur.

Hafyal

Some Hafyal claim to be Chughtai Mughals, although traditions make them out to be a branch of the Minhas Rajputs.

Harsh Rajput

Harsh Rajput is an Indian actor who has appeared in the television series Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan and Dharam Veer.

History of Rajasthan

Following the Mughal tradition and more importantly due to its strategic location Ajmer became a province of British India, while the autonomous Rajput states, the Muslim state (Tonk), and the Jat states (Bharatpur and Dholpur) were organized into the Rajputana Agency.

Jalaun

In early times Jalaun seems to have been the home of two Rajput clans, the Bhadaurias in the east and the Kachwahas in the west.

Khipro

However Kaim Khani, Hingora, chanihoon Shar Baloch, Mallah, Kumbhar Lohar, Bhatti, Rajput, Chohan, Arain, Shaikh, Kaimkhani Jatt, and Laghari communities are counted in majority of Khipro.

Kot Ghulam Muhammad

Babbar in kot ghulam muhammad babbar are a huage communities of sindhi brothry,Bhurgari, Talpur, Khaskheli, Jat, Mahars, Sheedi, Laghari, Halepoto, Chelia, Dall, Ramdan,Meo Rajput and QaimRao Rangar live in taluka as majority tribes.

Lalotra

The Lalotra are a Rajput clan found mainly in the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.

Mandore

The Sainik Kshatriyas Rajput Clans of Mandore (the Mandorva Rajputs) Major Mandorva Rajputs surnames are - Kachwaha, Bhati, Parihar (Pratihara), Gehlot, Tak, Deora, Chauhan, Parmar (Panwar), Solanki, Tanwar, Sankhla, Rathore etc.

Myers College

It was founded by his grandson, Raja Yassir H. Sarfraz, and was named after a Rajput prince, Raja Mair, the first settler in this area and ancestor of the Mair-Minhas tribe, an offshoot of the Jamwal Dogra Rajputs.

Pahari Rajputs

The first Rajput chiefs said to have embraced were those of the Khokhar tribe.

Pali district

Shershah Suri was defeated by Rajput rulers in the battle of Giri near Jaitaran, Mughal emperor Akbar's army had constant battles with Maharana Pratap in Godwad area.

Purandar fort

In 1665, it was besieged by the forces of Aurangzeb, under the command of Mirja Raja Jai Singh, a Rajput general, assisted by Diler Khan, an Afghan.

Rana Sihra

Rana Sihra was a Naru Rajput ruler.

Rana Talia Muhammad Khan

Rana Talia Muhammad Khan was born on 14 December 1884 in a Muslim Naru Rajput family in Punjab, British Indian Empire.

Religious liberalism in Rajput courts

Jain temples ornamenting the landscapes of Rajasthan and Gujarat (including those at Mount Abu, Palitana and Osian) bear testimony to the support extended by Rajput rulers to the Jain tradition.

Samma

Samma tribe, a Rajput clan settled in the provinces of Sindh, Balochistan and Punjab of Pakistan and also in Rajasthan, India

Sarna clan

Sarnas came to be known as Mair Rajputs from within amongst the Punjabi Hindu Bhatti / Bhati Rajputs and originate from the Rajput clans of Rajasthan in Ajmer and migrated to the Punjab later in their history.

Sindhi Rajput

Rana Chandra Singh (Hindu Rajput) - was a Pakistani politician, a former federal minister and the chieftain of the Pakistani Hindu Sodha Thakur Rajput clan and the former Amarkot (present day Umerkot) jagir Naghar were converted to Islam.

Sohlan clan

Raja Sajjawal Khan was first Muslim and Sohlan Rajput grade one Zaildar in Khari Sharif who defeated Hindu Zaildar Badrinath in elections.

Suraj Mal of Nurpur

Suraj Mal (reign:1613-1618) was a Rajput ruler of Nurpur, Himachal Pradesh in India.


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