The emergence of the Rajputs was the outcomes of the death of Harshavardhana and the breakup of Pratihara Empire. They dominated the Indian political scene nearly 500 years of the 7th century. As per sacred scriptures like Puranas, Mahabharata and the Ramayana, there are three basic lineages (vanshas or vamshas) of Rajput such as-the Suryavanshi; the Chandravanshi or Somavanshies (the clans of the lunar dynasty); and the Agniculas (the clans of the fire dynasty).
List of Important Rajput Kingdoms, Capital and Founder
Rajputs kingdoms | Capital | Founder |
Chauhan/Chahaman of Delhi-Ajmer | Delhi | Vasudeva |
Pratihara/Parihar of Kannauj | Avanti, Kannauj | Nagabhatt I |
Pawar/Parmar of Malwa | Ujjain, Dhar | Seeak II ‘Sri Harsha’ |
Chaulukya/Solanki of Kathiyawar | Anihalvada | Mularaja I |
Rastrakuta of Malkhand | Malkhand/ Manyakheta | Dantidurg (Danti Varman II) |
Chandela of Jejakabhukti | Khajuraho, Mahoba, Kalinjar | Nannuk Chnadela |
Kalchuri/Haihaya of Chedi | Tripuri | Kokkala I |
Gadhawal/ Rathore of Kannauj | Kannauj | Chandradeva |
Tomar of surrounding areas of- Haryana and Delhi | Dhillika | Anangpal Singh Tomar |
Guhilota/ Sisodiya of Mewar | Chittor | Bappa Rawal, Hammir I |
Rajputs are belongs to the patrilineal clans of the Indian subcontinent. They rule over Rajasthan, Saurashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar as warriors, entrepreneurs, and zamindar (land owners).
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