who were the rajputs? describe the debates about their origin?

The term rajput started coming in use from 6th century AD. The origin of the Rajputs has always been the subject of debate as there are following four main streams of thought on their origin:-

One theory was propagated by Colonel James Todd says that Rajputs have foreign origin and they are descendants of the races such as Hunas, Kushanas and Sakas. Mr. Todd argued that Rajputs worshipped Fire and it was also worshipped by the Saka and Hunas.

Another theory says that Rajputs did not have any foreign origin and they descended from the Khastriya caste. They worshipped fire because it was done also by Aryans.

The third theory says that Rajputs are a mixed race which included descendents from both the Aryans and the foreign races.

The fourth theory is related to Agnikula theory. It says that the Rajputs descended from Agni. Acoording to this theory, forefathers of Rajputs were born at Mount Abu. The four Rajput clans who were born from Agnikula are as following: Chalukyas, Pratiharas, Chauhans and Parmaras.

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The Rajputs were a clan of rulers and people from the Rajasthan and Gujarat province of the Indian subcontinent which used to rule over these lands during the 13th to 17th century. the rulers and Kings from this Kingdom we are mostly known for their immense bravery and courage on battlefields fighting a large army e with a small group of people and still overcoming the odds in order to win Big wars.

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