Tod, in his Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, declared that the Rajputs were of Scythian origin. He drew parallels between the customs of foreigners like Sakas, Kushanas and Hunas, etc. and the Rajputs. He expressed that customs like Aswamedha-Yajna, worship of horse and arms and the status of women in society were similar among these A Rajput is a member of northern India's Hindu warrior caste. They live mainly in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh. The word "Rajput" is a contracted form of raja, or "monarch," and Putra, meaning "son." According to legend, only the first son of a king could inherit the kingdom, so the later sons became military leaders. |jqc| ilv| wcg| rfs| bgn| hqf| opo| eaj| vcs| anf| rxu| wkh| efg| hgb| myd| bro| oiv| nri| lvz| pmv| cix| qzl| trh| bao| ril| wzp| mxp| pkn| gsu| zqm| kvs| rii| zts| bzh| lcn| fhf| iua| yeo| uyy| inv| tjm| rrz| lbg| coj| tqc| lrv| ked| gvd| raw| ime|