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Also known as Rajputra

Rājpūt (, from Sanskrit rājaputra meaning "son of a king"), also called Thākur (), is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. However, the derivation from rājaputra is misleading because although many Rajputs belonged to some ruling clans, the majority of the Rajput community were common agricultural laborers whose main source of income was farming. The term Rajput covers various patrilineal clans historically associated with warriorhood: se

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# Rajput Overview Rajputs are a large social group from northern India whose name means "son of a king," though most were actually farmers rather than rulers or warriors despite their historical association with warfare and martial traditions. They form a complex cluster of related castes and kinship groups that share a common ideology based on claims of royal or noble ancestry.

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Caste.languages
Hindi-Urdu, Haryanvi, Bundeli, Bagheli, Chhattisgarhi, Marwari, Mewari, Shekhawati, Dhundari, Malwi, Bhojpuri, Awadhi, Braj Bhasha, Angika, Magahi, Maithili, Gujarati, Sindhi, Punjabi, Marathi, Western Pahari, Dogri, Kumaoni, Garhwali
Caste.country
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Caste.populated_states
Rajasthan • Gujarat • Madhya Pradesh • Haryana • Indian Punjab • Pakistani Punjab • Himachal Pradesh • Uttarakhand • Jammu and Kashmir • Azad Kashmir • Uttar Pradesh • Bihar • Maharashtra • Sindh
Caste.region
•Northern India •Western India
Caste.status
Forward caste(except in Karnataka)
Caste.caste_name
Rajput
Caste.religions
Majority: Hinduism 20x20px Minority: Islam 20x20px • Sikhism 20x20px

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