Encyclopedia - Rajput: Encyclopedia Ii - Rajput - Rajputs And Invasions Of India
Rajput - Organization of Indian kingdoms during invasions and facts related to the wars.. There is a big misconception that India was c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rajput: Encyclopedia Ii - Rajput - The Rajput Rule Of India
Today the Rajput kings are mainly remembered as warriors. However as influential rulers, they were responsible for emergence of the moder...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rajputs: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rajputs - Major Rajputs
The Major Rajputs are a tribe, as it is a community related by blood. That does not mean that all Major Rajputs are related to one anothe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia - History Of India
The History of India can be traced in fragments as far back as 700,000 years ago. The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chandravanshi: Encyclopedia - Chandravanshi
The Chandravanshi (translated as "lunar race") is one of the three main Kshatriyas "races", or lineages (vansha), the others being the Su...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhatti: Encyclopedia - Bhatti
Bhatti is a chandravanshi rajput clan and is one of the largest tribes of Rajputs, and also is a tribe of Jats. They reside for the most ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Damoh: Encyclopedia - Damoh
Damoh is a town in the Sagar Division of northeast Madhya Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Damoh District. It i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bengal School Of Art: Encyclopedia - Bengal School Of Art
The Bengal School of Art was an influential style of art that flourished in India during the British Raj in the early 20th century. It wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Warrior: Encyclopedia - Warrior
A warrior is a person habitually engaged in war and/or skilled in the waging of war. In tribal societies, warriors often form a caste or ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Banda Bahadur: Encyclopedia - Banda Bahadur
Banda Singh Bahadur was a Sikh military commander and a follower of Guru Gobind Singh. He was executed on June 9, 1716 in Delhi. He was b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bagheli: Encyclopedia - Bagheli
Bagheli is a dialect of the Baghelkhand region of central India. Bagheli Rajputs are a branch of Solanki Clan that ruled Patan in Gujarat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chandela: Encyclopedia - Chandela
Chandela or Chandel is a gotra found in Rajputs in India. Chandelas belong to Puru dynasty, as is proved from the inscription of Gaharwal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chittorgarh: Encyclopedia - Chittorgarh
Chittorgarh (also Chittor, Chittaur, or Chittaurgarh) is an ancient city in Rajasthan state of western India. It lies on the Berach River...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alwar: Encyclopedia - Alwar
Alwar is a city in Rajasthan state of western India. It is the adminstrative headquarters of Alwar District, and was formerly the capital...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chanderi: Encyclopedia - Chanderi
Chanderi is a town of historical importance in Ashoknagar District of Madhya Pradesh state in India. It is situated at a distance of 127 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bajwa: Encyclopedia - Bajwa
Bajwa is a word derived from arabic words and means "clan of the hawk," and is a common last name amongst both Sikhs and Muslims, especia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Singh: Encyclopedia - Singh
"Singh", meaning "Lion", is used by Sikhs as a male name. Singh - Naming in India. Among the Hindu community, the usual practice for fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Barwani: Encyclopedia - Barwani
Barwani also known as Badwani or Siddh Nagar, is a town in southwestern Madhya Pradesh state of India. The town is situated near the left...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhoj: Encyclopedia - Bhoj
Bhoj was a great philosopher king and polymath of medieval India. He ruled the kingdom of Malwa in central India from about 1010 to 1060....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chauhan: Encyclopedia - Chauhan
The Chauhans or Chahamana are a clan who ruled parts of northern India in the Middle Ages.The Chauhan gotra is found among the Jats,Rajpu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bagelkhand: Encyclopedia - Bagelkhand
Bagelkhand (or Baghelkhand) is a region in central India, in northeastern Madhya Pradesh state. It includes the Madhya Pradesh districts ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rajputs: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rajputs - Rajput Origins
Rajput is a kshatriya caste in India.The Rajputs are comprised of many different clans. They were known for their valor and chivalry in b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rajputs: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rajputs - Emergence Of Rajputs As A Community
The term Rajputra was first used by Harshavardhan (606-648 AD) of Kannauj. The term was used for the descendants of the Shahi dynasty pre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muslim Rajputs: Encyclopedia Ii - Muslim Rajputs - Conversion To Islam
The Rajput kings had a close historical connection with Hinduism. Even today the major Rajput clans in India are regarded to be steadfast...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muslim Rajputs: Encyclopedia Ii - Muslim Rajputs - Distinguished Muslim Rajputs
In India: In Pakistan: Lieutenant General (retd.) Mohammad Tariq General Asif Nawaz Janjua Brigadier (retd) Amir Gulistan Janjua Khan Ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rajputs: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rajputs - Rajput Resistance To Muslim Invasions
In the early 11th century, Mahmud of Ghazni conquered the Hindu Shahi kingdom in the Punjab, and his raids into northern India weakened t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muslim Rajputs: Encyclopedia Ii - Muslim Rajputs - Major Muslim Rajput Clans
Rana, Rai, Raja, Khan, Khanzad are titles often used by Rajput Muslims. UP: Malkhana (Gaud and Jayaswal) Haryana: Mev (Laldasi, Khanzade...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rajputs: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rajputs - Independent India
On India's independence in 1947, the native rules were given three choices, join one of the two states Indian or Pakistan, or remain inde...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rajputs: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rajputs - Social Structure
In ancient India, society was divided into four parts (varnas): brahmins, kshatriyas, vaishyas, and shudras. The Rajputs eventually came ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agni-kunda: Encyclopedia Ii - Agni-kunda - Early Parmara Chronology
949: First known Paramara copperplate found at Harsola. Mentions Paramara Siyaka as a feudatory of Rashtrakuta Akalavarsha. It mentions P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rajputs: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rajputs - Emergence Of Royal Clans
The first Rajput kingdoms are attested in the 6th century, and the Rajputs rose to prominence in Indian history in the ninth and tenth ce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rajputs: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rajputs - Maratha Domination And British Rule
The quarrels amog the Rajputs led to the invitation of Maratha help from the rival aspirants to power, and finally to the subjection of a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rana Pratap Singh: Encyclopedia Ii - Rana Pratap Singh - Battle Of Haldighati
On June 21, 1576, Akbar attacked Maharana Pratap at Haldighati. Akbar's general was Man Singh Kacchwaha of Amber, leading an army of 40,0...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rana Pratap Singh: Encyclopedia Ii - Rana Pratap Singh - Rajputs And Mughals
Chittorgarh (Chittor fort), his ancestral home, was under Mughal occupation and his fellow Rajput chiefs, such as Raja Man Singh of Jaipu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rajput Painting: Encyclopedia Ii - Rajput Painting - Decline
With the advent of the Europeans, and gradual colonization of India, decline set into the Mughal as well as the Rajput courts, and the ro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rana Pratap Singh: Encyclopedia Ii - Rana Pratap Singh - Battle Of Haldighati
On June 21, 1576, Akbar attacked Maharana Pratap at Haldighati. Akbar's general was Mansingh Kacchwaha of Amber, leading an army of 40,00...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rana Pratap Singh: Encyclopedia Ii - Rana Pratap Singh - Rajputs And Mughals
Chittorgarh (Chittor fort), his ancestral home, was under Mughal occupation and his fellow Rajput chiefs, such as Raja Mansingh of Jaipur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rajput Clans: Encyclopedia Ii - Rajput Clans - Clan Organization
Each of these Vamshas or lineages is divided into several clans (kula or cula), all of whom claim direct patrilineage for a remote but co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rajput Clans: Encyclopedia Ii - Rajput Clans - The Main Lineages
The rajputs are divided into 36 clans, each clan belonging to one of three basic lineages (vanshas or vamshas): the Suryavanshi lineage,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rana Pratap Singh: Encyclopedia Ii - Rana Pratap Singh - Accession
In 1568, during the reign of Pratap's father Rana Udai Singh II, Chittor, the capital of Mewar, was conquered by the Mughal Emperor Akbar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rana Pratap Singh: Encyclopedia Ii - Rana Pratap Singh - Accession
In 1568, during the reign of Pratap's father Rana Udai Singh II, Chittor, the capital of Mewar, was conquered by the Mughal Emperor Akbar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Janjua: Encyclopedia Ii - Janjua - Origins
The Janjua Rajput is a branch of the ancient Vedic Aryans of India belonging to the Lunar Race or Chandra Vansh. They gain descendancy pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Damoh: Encyclopedia Ii - Damoh - History Of Damoh Town And Region
(Chronology compiled by Prof. Malaiya) Damoh - From Mauryas to Guptas. 304 BCE–232 BCE Prince Ashoka, governor of Avanti, married De...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Termination Of Spoken Sanskrit: Encyclopedia Ii - Termination Of Spoken Sanskrit - Evidence From Rajatarangini
A possible clue to termination of Sanskrit as a spoken language is provided by Kalhana who describes Samkaravarman (883-902) thus (Stein'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Janjua: Encyclopedia Ii - Janjua - Janjuas Today
Janjuas are spread throughout Punjab both in India and Pakistan. There are Sikh, Muslim and Hindu Janjuas, the majority of Muslim Janjuas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - Late Middle Kingdoms - The Classical Age
Later, the Chola kingdom emerged in northern Tamil Nadu, and the Chera kingdom in Kerala. The ports of southern India were involved in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Janjua: Encyclopedia Ii - Janjua - Nature And Characteristics
By nature Janjua are still characteristically Rajanya Kshatriyas and enjoy taking part in Martial occupations from Police to Army and hol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Janjua: Encyclopedia Ii - Janjua - Notable Janjuas
Famous Generals of the Pakistani army Raja Asif Nawaz Khan Janjua and General Tikka Khan were both Janjuas. General Iftikhar Janjua, the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Janjua: Encyclopedia Ii - Janjua - Famous Historical Personalities
India's famous name Bharat or Bharat-Varsh is actually named after a forefather of the Puru dynasty King Bharat. Bharat-Varsh means 'King...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - Late Middle Kingdoms - The Classical Age
Later, the Chola kingdom emerged in northern Tamil Nadu, and the Chera kingdom in Kerala. The ports of southern India were involved in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rajasthan: Encyclopedia Ii - Rajasthan - History
Rajasthan was earlier called Rajputana (state of Rajputs) after the ruling class of Rajputs. Rajput which literally means 'son of rulers'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - The British Raj
The British, established a foothold in Bengal when the British soldiers, funded by the East India Company, and led by Robert Clive, defea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - The Bronze Age
History of India - Indus Valley Civilization. The transition of settlements from agricultural to complex urban communities occurred som...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rajasthan: Encyclopedia Ii - Rajasthan - History
Rajasthan was earlier called Rajputana (state of Rajputs) after the ruling class of Rajputs. Rajput which literally means 'son of rulers'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - Company Rule
Vasco da Gama's discovery of a new sea route to India in 1498 paved the way for European colonization of India. The British established t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - The Mahajanapadas
By 500 BC, sixteen monarchies and 'republics' known as the Mahajanapadas stretched across the Indo-Gangetic plains from modern-day Afghan...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Gurkha: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Gurkha
Gurkha: (Sanskrit) A Rajput people of the mountains of Nepal; famed warriors. (See also: Gurkha , Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul) &n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - The Magadha Empire
Amongst the 16 Mahajanapadas, the kingdom of Magadha rose to prominence under a number of dynasties that peaked in power under the reign ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - Early Middle Kingdoms - The Golden Age
The middle period, especially that associated with the Gupta dynasty, is known as India's Golden Age, a time of unparalleled cultural dev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - The Mughal Era
In the early 16th century, descendants of Genghis Khan swept across the Khyber Pass and established the Mughal (Mogul) Dynasty, which las...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - Independent India
Main Articles: History of Independent India, Political Integration of India Since independence, India has fought a number of wars against...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chhatarpur: Encyclopedia Ii - Chhatarpur - Princely History
Chhatarpur is named after the Bundela Rajput leader Chhatar Sal, the founder of Bundelkhand independence, and contains his cenotaph. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - The Islamic Sultanates
After the Arab-Turkic invasion of India's ancient northern neighbour Persia, various short lived Islamic empires invaded and spread acros...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mughal Painting: Encyclopedia Ii - Mughal Painting - Development
The Mughal painting developed and flourished during the reigns of Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan. During the reign of Akbar (1556-1605), ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Regiments Of The British Indian Army 1903: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Regiments Of The British Indian Army 1903 - Infantry
List of Regiments of the British Indian Army 1903 - Regular. 1st Brahmans 2nd (Queen's Own) Regiment of Rajput Light Infantry 3rd Brah...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Architecture - Indus-sarasvati Civilisation And The Vedic Village
The earliest production in the Indus Valley Civilization was characterised by well planned cities and houses where religion did not seem ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - The Neolithic Era
The early Neolithic culture in South Asia is represented by the Mehrgarh culture which began in 7000 BC, now in Baluchistan, Pakistan. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Architecture - Buddhist And Jaina Architecture
Buddhism gained prominence during the reign of the emperor Ashoka. It is primarily represented by three important building types- the Cha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - Early Middle Kingdoms - The Golden Age
The middle period, especially that associated with the Gupta dynasty, is known as India's Golden Age, a time of unparalleled cultural dev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Architecture - The Hindu Temples
The reference to temples in literature go back early with Panini (520 BC - 460 BC) and Patanjali mentioning temples which were called pra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Architecture - Influence Of Islam And The Mughal Architecture
With the advent of Islam, the erstwhile Indian architecture was slightly adapted to allow the traditions of the new religion, but it rema...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - The Islamic Sultanates
After the Arab-Turkic invasion of India's ancient northern neighbour Persia, various short lived Islamic empires invaded and spread acros...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - The Mughal Era
History of India - Mughal Empire. In 1526, Babur, a Timurid descendant of Timur, swept across the Khyber Pass and established the Mugha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - Republic Of India
Main Articles: Political Integration of India, History of the Republic of India Since independence, India has fought a number of wars aga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pali Rajasthan: Encyclopedia Ii - Pali Rajasthan - History
The Pratihara dynasty of Rajputs, also known as the Gurjara-Pratiharas, established a kingdom in Marwar in the 6th century which included...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - The Mahajanapadas
By 500 BC, sixteen monarchies and 'republics' known as the Mahajanapadas stretched across the Indo-Gangetic plains from modern-day Afghan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of India - Late Middle Kingdoms - The Classical Age
Military history of India - Harsha's empire. Empror Harshavardhana (606-648) ruled northern India for over forty years. His father, a k...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - The Magadha Empire
Amongst the 16 Mahajanapadas, the kingdom of Magadha rose to prominence under a number of dynasties that peaked in power under the reign ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - Colonial Era
During the colonial era, India, along with several ancient nations in Asia, Africa and South America, was targeted by expansionist Europe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marwar: Encyclopedia Ii - Marwar - History
The Pratihara clan of Rajputs, also known as the Gurjara-Pratiharas, established a kingdom in Marwar in the 6th century, with a capital a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Architecture - Indus-sarasvati Civilisation And The Vedic Village
The earliest production in the Indus Valley Civilization was characterised by well planned cities and houses where religion did not seem ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Architecture - Buddhist And Jaina Architecture
Buddhism gained prominence during the reign of the emperor Ashoka. It is primarily represented by three important building types- the Cha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mewar: Encyclopedia Ii - Mewar - History
The history of Mewar over the past 1200 years is essentially the history of the dynasty and state founded by Bappa Rawal. Mewar - The Ge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Architecture - The Hindu Temples
The reference to temples in literature go back early with Panini (520 BC - 460 BC) and Patanjali mentioning temples which were called pra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Architecture - Influence Of Islam And The Mughal Architecture
With the advent of Islam, the erstwhile Indian architecture was slightly adapted to allow the traditions of the new religion, but it rema...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ratlam: Encyclopedia Ii - Ratlam - Princely History
Ratlam was a princely state in British India, part of Malwa agency of Central India. The raja was a Rathor Rajput who traced his lineage ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gatka: Encyclopedia Ii - Gatka - Origin From A Prior System
A different theory of origin is that Gatka is a remnant of Shastar Vidiya system. According to mostly oral tradition and some writings, S...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mirabai: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Mirabai
Mirabai: (Sanskrit) A Vaishnava saint (ca 1420), poetess and mystic, said to be a Rajput princess who abandoned the world in total sur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sindhi People: Encyclopedia Ii - Sindhi People - Culture And Society
Sindhis are an Indo-Aryan people who have been modified by mainly Iranian peoples, Turkic, and Afghan people over time. As a result of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burdak: Encyclopedia Ii - Burdak - History
Burdak is a surname of the Jat community in India, found primarily in in northwest Rajasthan, which indicates membership in the Burdak Go...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chittorgarh: Encyclopedia Ii - Chittorgarh - History
The Kingdom of Mewar was founded by Bappa Rawal, of the Guhilot (or Gehlot/Guhila) clan of Rajputs, who established himself as ruler of M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ranjitsinhji: Encyclopedia Ii - Ranjitsinhji - Early Life
Ranji was born in Sarodar, a small village in the western Indian province of Kathiawar, into a wealthy Indian family of princely status. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gurkha: Encyclopedia Ii - Gurkha - History
Gurkhas claim descent from the Hindu Rajputs and Brahmins of Northern India, who entered modern Nepal from the west. Guru Gorkhanath had ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rao: Encyclopedia Ii - Rao - Traditional Affiliations
Rao is a name most frequently found in the class of Indians who are wealthy landowners, and those who occupy a highly respected place in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ajaigarh: Encyclopedia Ii - Ajaigarh - History
Ajaigarh was the capital of a princely state of the same name in British India. Ajaigarh was founded in 1765 by Guman Singh, a Bundela Ra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bundi: Encyclopedia Ii - Bundi - History
In ancient times, the area around Bundi was apparently inhabited by various local tribes, in which the Meenas were prominent. Bundi and t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rajput: Encyclopedia Ii - Rajput - Character
The Rajput ethos is martial in spirit, fiercely proud and independent, and emphasizes lineage and tradition. Rajput patriotism is legenda...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rajput: Encyclopedia Ii - Rajput - History
The first Rajputs kingdoms are attested in the 6th century, and the Rajputs rose to prominence in Indian history in the ninth and tenth c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rajput: Encyclopedia Ii - Rajput - Definition
The term Rajputra has been used since the time of Harshavardhana, however the modern usage of the term refers to the descendants of the 3...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rajput: Encyclopedia Ii - Rajput - Origins
The Rajputs are divided into 36 clans, claiming three basic lineages: the Suryavanshi (Solar Race), the Chandravanshi (Lunar Race), and t...   » Read the article