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rajput

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for rajput.

Editorial note

If you trace the Mughal family tree, you'll also find that someone like Shah Jahan was 75% Indian by blood (Hindu Rajput grandmom, Hindu Rajput mom).

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Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of rajput gathered in one view.

noun

A surname.

noun

(historical) A member of the kshatriya Hindu caste in India.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for rajput.

noun

A surname.

noun

(historical) A member of the kshatriya Hindu caste in India.

Example sentences

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If you trace the Mughal family tree, you'll also find that someone like Shah Jahan was 75% Indian by blood (Hindu Rajput grandmom, Hindu Rajput mom).

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Well, Rajput art got Mughal influence well before 1739, during the reign of Akbar (1556-1605) when some Rajput kings signed peace treaties and married their daughters into Royal Mughal family.

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In fact, the Mughal art itself is heavily influenced by Rajput artists.

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Some photos of (more architectural in nature) Rajput art in here.

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The article, on the other hand, is about Rajput art, i.e., artists of that time and region created in that style.

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Then they defeated and assimilated the Rajput Kingdom of Mewar...

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Right then: Rana Sanga (the Rajput Maharana of Mewar) invaded and captured lots of territory belonging to the Malwa Sultanate, the Gujurat Sultanate, and the Lodi dynasty (again).

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It's on display at the Asian Art Museum in front of City Hall and features some of these Rajput Art paintings, as well as giant installations depicting various scenes.

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There is evidence that subsequent Mughals and the vast number of Mirza princelings in the Imperial household grew up speaking Hindi as their primary language with their Rajput mothers, before formal instruction in Turkic, Persian, and Arabic.

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He was Muslim, not Jat or Rajput as far as I know (and yes I know you can both but he didn’t have any sort of obvious last name like Rathore or whatever) I don’t think he owned any land there.

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In Ganges delta they were present: Reintroduction of the cheetah in India involves the re-establishment of a population of cheetahs into areas where they had previously existed but were hunted into extinction during and after the Mughal Period, largely by Rajput and Maratha Indian royalty and later by British colonialists, until the early 20th century when only several thousand remained.

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A marriage between (say) a Brahman bridegroom and a Rajput bride is unthinkable, but intermarriages have occurred between subcastes of the same caste with no worse consequences than a purificatory sacrifice; and if circumstances make it desirable, such as lack of women, subcaste endogamy is abandoned.

Quote examples

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For example, Rajput is supposedly an upper caste, but by just changing it to "Rajput Bhamta" and bribing some officials one can get classified as "Vimukta Jati" in Maharashtra (which has tons of benefits at).

Proper noun examples

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The SIT, Deshpande says, found that Babubhai Rajput, who had been named in Zakri’s complaint as one of the 63 accused, did not exist.

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Theyve been hitting YouTubers like Mohak Mangal, Nitish Rajput, Dhruv Rathee with copyright strikes for using just a few seconds of news clips which you would think is fair use.

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How many dynasties have been non-Rajput?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use rajput in a sentence?

If you trace the Mughal family tree, you'll also find that someone like Shah Jahan was 75% Indian by blood (Hindu Rajput grandmom, Hindu Rajput mom).

What does rajput mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is rajput?

rajput is commonly used as noun.