Rajput

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.[1]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ The Earth and Its Peoples A Global History, Bulliet et al, 2005.