Early History of Rajputs (750 to 1000 A. D. ).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vaidya, Chintaman Vinayak.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rajput (Indic people).

Kshatriyas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (360 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Gyan Publishing House, 2018.

Summary:

The origin of the Rajputs has been a much-debated topic among the historians. Colonial-era writers characterized them as descendants of the foreign invaders such as the Scythians or the Hunas, and believed that the Agnikula myth was invented to conceal their foreign origin. According to this theory, the Rajputs originated when these invaders were assimilated into the Kshatriya category during the 6th or 7th century, following the collapse of the Gupta Empire. While many of these colonial writers propagated this foreign-origin theory in order to legitimize the colonial rule, the theory was also supported by some Indian scholars, such as D. R. Bhandarkar. The Indian nationalist historians, such as C. V. Vaidya, believed the Rajputs to be descendants of the ancient Vedic Aryan Kshatriyas. A third group of historians, which includes Jai Narayan Asopa, theorized that the Rajputs were Brahmins who became rulers.

Contents:

Cover

Halftitle Page

Title Page

Copyrights Page

About the Author

About the Book

Contents

Preface

BOOK III: THE ORIGIN OF THE RAJPUTS.

1. The Rajputs

2. Theory of Foreign Descent

3. The Exploded Myth of Agnikulas

4. Are Agnikulas Gujars ?

5. The Gotras of the Rajputs

6. Aryan Settlements in Rajputina

BOOK IV: THE SECOND SET OF HINDU KINGDOMS.

1. The Guhilots of Mewad and Bappa Rawal

2. The Successors of Bappa

3. The Chihamanas of Sambar

4. The Imperial Pratiharas of Kanauj

5. The Chivadss of Anhirwad Pitan

6. The Paramaras of Dhar

7. The Chandellas of BundolKhand

8. The Kalachuris of Chedi

9. The Palas of Bengal

10. The Rashtrakutas of the Deccan

11. The Other Kingdoms of India

12. Contemporary Arab writers

BOOK V: GENERAL SURVEY.

1. Language

2. Caste and Social Condition

3. Religions Condition

4. Kumarila and Sankara

5. Political Condition

6. Civil and Military Administration

7. The 9th and 10th centuries A.D. the happiest period of Indian history

I. The Solar and Lunar Races of Kahatriyas in the Vedas

II. Some Inscriptions In the original

III. Extracts from important Smritis showing the freer social intercoms ol the period

IV. Genesis of the dictum

V. The Maharashtra kingly families vers Maratha Kshatriyas

VI. Rai Bahadur Gaurishankar Ojha on Bappa Riwal

VII. Recent Research and new light on the history of the period.

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Other Format:

Print version: Vaidya, Chintaman Vinayak Early History of Rajputs (750 to 1000 A. D. )

ISBN:

9788121254793

8121254795

OCLC:

1341445101