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AJGAR

AJGAR was a suggested caste alliance of the Ahir, Jat, Gujar and Rajputs castes.

Battle of Mandsaur

The Battle of Mandsaur took place in India between Marathas, commanded by Malharrao Holkar, and Jaisingh of Rajputs of Amber, in which Jaisingh was defeated in February, 1733.

Bishen

The Bisen Suryavanshi Rajputs found in the Gangetic plains of India in the province of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar

Cheetah caste

These two communities intermarried with each other up till the middle of the 20th Century, when this practice was discontinued due to religious differences and due to the customs of Cheetas being more close to the Pathans and the customs of Rawats being similar to the Rajputs.

Ganjial

According to the tribes tradition, they are a sub clan of the Khokhar Rajputs.

Gautam Rajputs

According to a very widely accepted tradition, the Gautam Rajputs once owned the whole of the present Fatehpur district(Uttar Pradesh), together with much adjoining territory on both sides of the Ganges.

Gonda, Aligarh

Gonda and its nearby region is densely populated with the Thakurela jats who are the branch of Kakran clan.The whole region is dominated by these jats.They were the rulers of this region from 1046 AD.They migrated from Mandore where they had ruled for many centuries before the Rathore rajputs.In the Gonda region they expelled the Janghara rajputs and established their empire.

History of Dehradun

In between, until Najib-ul-Daula, the governor of Saharanpur, who later founded city of Najibabad, invaded the city with his army of Rohillas in 1757, and ruled here, leading to its wide spread development, though after his death in 1770, it was successively annexed by surrounding tribes of Rajputs, Gujjars, Sikhs and Gurkhas who ruled the region in quick succession, and lead to its steady downfall.

Karnana, India

According to ‘Census Report for Punjab 1883’ (Denzil Ibbetson) and ‘Census Report for Punjab 1892’ (E.D.Maclagan) this village is populated by Parihar Rajputs.

Khuri Bari

The initial demonstration in Khuri village on March 27, 1935, was occasioned by a social issue, whether a Jat bridegroom should be allowed to ride to his bride's house on a horse, a ceremonial act asserting higher station than Rajputs were prepared to concede.

Langahs

According to James Todd, these Langah Rajputs were driven out by the Bhattis at least 700 years ago.

Lok Rajputs

The Lok Rajputs are Hindu caste found in the state of Rajasthan in India.

Madhopur, Punjab

It was a part of the Nurpur Princely state ruled by the Pathania Rajputs prior to 1849 A.D. Now it is known as "Gateway of Punjab" a meeting point of the three northern states of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.

Malaudh

The ruling families of Patiala, Nabha, Jind, Faridkot, Bhadaur and Malaudh all descend from the Raja of Jaisalmer Maharawal Jaisal, Yadu Bhatti Rajputs of Chandra Vanshi clan and descendants of Lord Krishna, Avatar of Lord Vishnu.

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.

Nalagarh

Various other rajputs then inhabited this place including Tomara, Rathore, Parmar, Pawar, Panwar, Chauhan, Bais.

Origin of Jat people from Shiva's Locks

The Rajputs became the rulers and Jats their subject, a fact very well borne out by historical data (Denzil Ibbetson:1916) consequently, the social status of the latter groups declined and they were regarded as of lowly ranks.

Pathani

Being Kumaoni Rajputs their customs and culture are same as other Kumaonis.

Sarai clan

According to some traditions, they are descended from the Sehrai Rajputs, who ruled Alor in Sindh.

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.


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