Rajput
This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Learn together (talk | contribs) at 02:33, July 17, 2007. It may differ significantly from current revision.
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.
The Mughal emperors drew most of their Hindu officials from this caste and Akbar I married a Rajput princess.
Sources
The Earth and Its Peoples A Global History, Bulliet et al, 2005.