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| Rajputs in Bihar are members of the ] caste found in the Indian state of ]. They have a history stretching back to the early 14th century when Parmar Rajputs migrated and deposed the local ] rulers. These Rajputs later came known as Ujjania Rajputs are form one of the many clans to inhabit the region.<ref> |
'''Rajputs in Bihar''' are members of the ] caste found in the Indian state of ]. They have a history stretching back to the early 14th century when Parmar Rajputs migrated and deposed the local ] rulers. These Rajputs later came known as Ujjania Rajputs are form one of the many clans to inhabit the region.<ref name="Yang1998">{{cite book|author=Anand A. Yang|title=Bazaar India: Markets, Society, and the Colonial State in Gangetic Bihar|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=D5lQutvzAp4C&pg=PA139|year=1998|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-91996-9|pages=139–}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | The districts of Shahabad and Sarun hold the largest population of Rajputs in Bihar.<ref> |
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| ⚫ | The districts of Shahabad and Sarun hold the largest population of Rajputs in Bihar.<ref name="Beverley1872">{{cite book|author=H. Beverley|title=Report of the Census of Bengal 1872|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=h5Y7AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA168|year=1872|publisher=H. Beverley|pages=168–}}</ref> Many of the clans that inhabit the region include ], ], ], ], ] ] and others.<ref name="Beverley1872">{{cite book|author=H. Beverley|title=Report of the Census of Bengal 1872|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=h5Y7AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA168|year=1872|publisher=H. Beverley|pages=168–}}</ref> | ||
| Bihari Rajputs have a long tradition of being recruited as mercenaries for various rulers such as the British<ref>https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=MMFdosx0PokC&pg=PA308&dq=bihari+rajputs+in+bengal+regiment&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qKVwVcGDCOfg7QbJ1oOYDw&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=bihari%20rajputs%20in%20bengal%20regiment&f=false</ref> | |||
| and the ].<ref>https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=9eKbW3ukh9oC&pg=PA57&dq=purbiya+bhojpur+firearms+Rajput&hl=en&sa=X&ei=flJgVbS2JO6N7AbT14HgAw&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=purbiya%20bhojpur%20firearms%20Rajput&f=false</ref> | |||
| Bihari ] along with Bihari ] made up the majority of the ].<ref>https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Fh_fAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA103&dq=bihari+brahmins+bengal+army&hl=en&sa=X&ei=AKhwVY31FKm07gb1nIP4Bw&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=bihari%20brahmins%20bengal%20army&f=false</ref> | |||
| Bihari Rajputs have a long tradition of being recruited as mercenaries for various rulers such as the British<ref name="Hiltebeitel2009">{{cite book|author=Alf Hiltebeitel|title=Rethinking India's Oral and Classical Epics: Draupadi among Rajputs, Muslims, and Dalits|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=MMFdosx0PokC&pg=PA308|date=15 February 2009|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=978-0-226-34055-5|pages=308–}}</ref> and the ].<ref name="ErnstPati2007">{{cite book|author1=Waltraud Ernst|author2=Biswamoy Pati|title=India's Princely States: People, Princes and Colonialism|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=9eKbW3ukh9oC&pg=PA57|date=18 October 2007|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-11988-2|pages=57–}}</ref> | |||
| === Famous Bihari Rajputs === | |||
| ⚫ | ]<ref>http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131108/jsp/bihar/story_17543381.jsp#.VXCslMYipHg</ref> |
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| Bihari ] along with Bihari ] made up the majority of the ].<ref name="Karsten2013">{{cite book|author=Peter Karsten|title=Recruiting, Drafting, and Enlisting: Two Sides of the Raising of Military Forces|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Fh_fAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA103|date=31 October 2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-66150-2|pages=103–}}</ref> | |||
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| == Notables== | |||
| ⚫ | *],<ref>http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131108/jsp/bihar/story_17543381.jsp#.VXCslMYipHg</ref>Bollywood Actor | ||
| ⚫ | *], Criminal turned politician | ||
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Rajputs in Bihar are members of the Rajput caste found in the Indian state of Bihar. They have a history stretching back to the early 14th century when Parmar Rajputs migrated and deposed the local Chero rulers. These Rajputs later came known as Ujjania Rajputs are form one of the many clans to inhabit the region.
The districts of Shahabad and Sarun hold the largest population of Rajputs in Bihar. Many of the clans that inhabit the region include Parmara, Sengar, Rathores, Chauhans, Guhilots Ganwaria and others.
Bihari Rajputs have a long tradition of being recruited as mercenaries for various rulers such as the British and the Marathas.
Bihari Rajputs along with Bihari Brahmins made up the majority of the Bengal Army.
Notables
- Sushant Singh Rajput,Bollywood Actor
- Anand Mohan Singh, Criminal turned politician
References
- Anand A. Yang (1998). Bazaar India: Markets, Society, and the Colonial State in Gangetic Bihar. University of California Press. pp. 139–. ISBN 978-0-520-91996-9.
- ^ H. Beverley (1872). Report of the Census of Bengal 1872. H. Beverley. pp. 168–.
- Alf Hiltebeitel (15 February 2009). Rethinking India's Oral and Classical Epics: Draupadi among Rajputs, Muslims, and Dalits. University of Chicago Press. pp. 308–. ISBN 978-0-226-34055-5.
- Waltraud Ernst; Biswamoy Pati (18 October 2007). India's Princely States: People, Princes and Colonialism. Routledge. pp. 57–. ISBN 978-1-134-11988-2.
- Peter Karsten (31 October 2013). Recruiting, Drafting, and Enlisting: Two Sides of the Raising of Military Forces. Routledge. pp. 103–. ISBN 978-1-135-66150-2.
- http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131108/jsp/bihar/story_17543381.jsp#.VXCslMYipHg