List of Rajput dynasties and states
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During the medieval and later feudal/colonial periods, many parts of Northern regions of the Indian subcontinent were ruled as sovereign or princely states by various dynasties of Rajputs.
Early medieval dynasties
The Rajputs emerged into political importance as early as the 7th century.From about 800,Rajput dynasties dominated northern india,and many petty Rajput kingdoms there were among the main obstacles to the complete Muslim domination in India[1]
- Gurjara-Pratiharas of Kannauj
- Gaur of Ajmer, Gorwar, Chhoti Sadri(Inscription 490 AD)
- Chahamanas (of Shakambhari, Nadol and Jalor)
- Tomaras of Delhi
- Chaulukyas (Solankis) and Vaghelas of Gujarat
- Paramaras of Malwa
- Gahadavalas of Varanasi and Kannauj
- Chandelas of Jejakabhukti (modern Bundelkhand)
- Guhilas of Medapata (modern Mewar)
Rajput kingdoms and chieftaincies
Following is the list of those ruling Rajput dynasties of the Indian Subcontinent:
- Amethia of Birsinghpur[2]
- Chauhan State of Kotah and Bundi princely states[6]
- Gandhavariyas of North Bihar including Sonbarsa Raj.[8]
- Gohils of Gohilvaad.[citation needed]
- Jethwa of Porbandar State[10]
- Kansaras of Gujarat: Ruled over Mahishamati Kingdom.[12]
- Katoch dynasty of Kangra: Ruled much of Himachal Pradesh and parts of Punjab.[13]
- Parhar, Parihara and Pratihara dynasties of Kannauj.[16] Conquered Kannauj in 816 AD, which remained its capital for about a century, declined in the 10th century. Alipura State, Kumharsain, And Rajputana
- Ujjainiyas of Bhojpur, Bihar including Dumraon Raj and Jagdishpur estate.[21]
See also
References
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- ^ Trudy Ring; Noelle Watson; Paul Schellinger (12 November 2012). Asia and Oceania: International Dictionary of Historic Places. Routledge. p. 392. ISBN 978-1-136-63979-1.
- ^ Amir Ahmad (2005–2006). "The Bundela Revolts During The Mughal Period: A Dynastic Affair". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 66: 438–445. JSTOR 44145860.
- ^ Norbert Peabody (2003). Hindu Kingship and Polity in Precolonial India. Cambridge University Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-521-46548-9.
- ^ B. S. Ahloowalia (2009). Invasion of the Genes Genetic Heritage of India. Strategic Book Publishing. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-60860-691-7.
- ^ P. Pathak (1983). "Origin of the Gandhavaria Rajputs of Mithila". The Journal of the Bihar Puravid Parisad. Vii And Viii: 406–420.
- ^ Mcleod, John (6–9 July 2004). The Rise and Fall of the Kutch Bhayati (PDF). Eighteenth European Conference on Modern South Asian Studies, University of Lund. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
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- ^ McLeod, John (1999). Sovereignty, Power, Control: Politics in the States of Western India, 1916-1947. BRILL. ISBN 9789004113435.
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- ^ dynasty of Himchal
- ^ Tahir Hussain Ansari (20 June 2019). Mughal Administration and the Zamindars of Bihar. Taylor & Francis. pp. 355–. ISBN 978-1-00-065152-2.
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- ^ B Virottam (1984). "Aspects of Economic Transformation of the Medieval Chotanagpur Tribes". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 45: 384–390. JSTOR 44140219.
- ^ Sunita Zaidi (2003). "Notes on Demography of the Ruling Rajput Families of Rajasthan (16th - 18th century)". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 64: 591–595. JSTOR 44145493.
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- ^ Joanna Williams, Kaz Tsuruta, ed. (2007). Kingdom of the sun. Asian Art Museum - Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture. pp. 15–16. ISBN 9780939117390.
- ^ Kolff, Dirk H. A. (8 August 2002). Naukar, Rajput, and Sepoy: The Ethnohistory of the Military Labour Market in Hindustan 1450-1850. p. 181. ISBN 9780521523059. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- Talbot, Cynthia (2015). The Last Hindu Emperor: Prithviraj Cauhan and the Indian Past, 1200–2000. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107118560.
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