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Rajputs (From [[Sanskrit]] root, meaning "son of a king") where the main group of people in [[Rajputana]], a historic location in modern day [[India]]. They were Hindus and in the warrior [[caste]].
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'''Rajputs''' (From [[Sanskrit]] root, meaning "son of a king") were the main group of people in [[Rajputana]], a historic location in northwest [[India]]. They were [[Hindus]] and in the warrior [[caste]].
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The [[Mughal]] emperors drew most of their Hindu officials from this caste and [[Akbar I]] married a Rajput princess.
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== Sources ==
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The Earth and Its Peoples A Global History, Bulliet et al, 2005.
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[[Category: India]]
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