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According to the "Khyat", a legendary source for information about the Ujjainiya Rajputs, the ] rulers interrupted the prayers of ]s on the bank of the Ganges. The Ujjainiya Rajputs attempted to defend the Brahmins, but the Jaunpur Sultanate soon defeated them and demolished the temples used by the Brahmins.<ref name="Kolff2002">{{cite book|author=Dirk H. A. Kolff|title=Naukar, Rajput, and Sepoy: The Ethnohistory of the Military Labour Market of Hindustan, 1450-1850|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SrdiVPsFRYIC&pg=PA59|date=8 August 2002|publisher=]|isbn=978-0-521-52305-9|page=59}}</ref> According to the "Khyat", a legendary source for information about the Ujjainiya Rajputs, the ] rulers interrupted the prayers of ]s on the bank of the Ganges. The Ujjainiya Rajputs attempted to defend the Brahmins, but the Jaunpur Sultanate soon defeated them and demolished the temples used by the Brahmins.<ref name="Kolff2002">{{cite book|author=Dirk H. A. Kolff|title=Naukar, Rajput, and Sepoy: The Ethnohistory of the Military Labour Market of Hindustan, 1450-1850|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SrdiVPsFRYIC&pg=PA59|date=8 August 2002|publisher=]|isbn=978-0-521-52305-9|page=59}}</ref>


Bihari Rajputs have a long tradition of being recruited as mercenaries for various rulers such as the ]<ref name="Hiltebeitel2009">{{cite book|author=]|title=Rethinking India's Oral and Classical Epics: Draupadi among Rajputs, Muslims, and Dalits|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MMFdosx0PokC&pg=PA308|date=15 February 2009|publisher=]|isbn=978-0-226-34055-5|page=308}}</ref><ref name="Karsten2013">{{cite book|author=Peter Karsten|title=Recruiting, Drafting, and Enlisting: Two Sides of the Raising of Military Forces|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fh_fAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA103|date=31 October 2013|publisher=]|isbn=978-1-135-66150-2|page=103}}</ref> and the ].<ref name="ErnstPati2007" /> Along with members of the ] caste, many of the ] estates were ruled by Rajputs, such as ], ruled by the ] clan, and Dumrao Raj, ] ] ] & several other zamindari estates in Shahabad region, Bihar, were ruled by the ] & some estates by other rajputs clans]], Shakarpura-Raj ] in North Bihar, ruled by ] Rajputs.<ref name="Chatterjee1996">{{cite book|author=Kumkum Chatterjee|title=Merchants, Politics, and Society in Early Modern India: Bihar, 1733-1820|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wUeqQ2buQ80C&pg=PA35|year=1996|publisher=]|isbn=90-04-10303-1|page=35}}</ref>{{Fcn|date=June 2015}}{{Page needed|date=June 2015}}<ref name="Jha2003">{{cite book|author=Usha Jha|title=Land, Labour, and Power: Agrarian Crisis and the State in Bihar (1937-52)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lHAMkZGI_OoC&pg=PA50|date=1 January 2003|publisher=Aakar Books|isbn=978-81-87879-07-7|page=50}}</ref>

In the ] the ]s served as a mercenary force under ] and lead the vanguard of the Rajput army but defected to the ] resulting in the defeat of the Rajput confederation.<ref>Journal of Indian history, Volume 66, Dept. of History, University of Kerala, 1988</ref>

Along with members of the ] caste, many of the ] estates were ruled by Rajputs, such as ], ruled by the ] clan, and Dumrao Raj, ] in South Bihar, and Shakarpura Raj ] in North Bihar, ruled by the ] Rajput clan from Dhar.<ref name="Chatterjee1996">{{cite book|author=Kumkum Chatterjee|title=Merchants, Politics, and Society in Early Modern India: Bihar, 1733-1820|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wUeqQ2buQ80C&pg=PA35|year=1996|publisher=]|isbn=90-04-10303-1|page=35}}</ref>{{Fcn|date=June 2015}}{{Page needed|date=June 2015}}<ref name="Jha2003">{{cite book|author=Usha Jha|title=Land, Labour, and Power: Agrarian Crisis and the State in Bihar (1937-52)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lHAMkZGI_OoC&pg=PA50|date=1 January 2003|publisher=Aakar Books|isbn=978-81-87879-07-7|page=50}}</ref>
Bihari Rajputs made up the majority of the ].<ref name="Karsten2013" /> Bihari Rajputs made up the majority of the ].<ref name="Karsten2013" />


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Ethnic group
Bihari Rajputs
Regions with significant populations
• India
Languages
• Hindi, Maithili, Bhojpuri, Magadhi, Angika, Bajjika
Religion
• Hinduism, Islam
Related ethnic groups
Rajputs, Khanzada Rajputs, Thakurai,

Rajputs in Bihar are members of the Rajput caste found in the Indian state of Bihar.

History

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 Ujjainiya Rajputs and form one of the many clans to now inhabit the region. According to the "Khyat", a legendary source for information about the Ujjainiya Rajputs, the Jaunpur Sultanate rulers interrupted the prayers of Brahmins on the bank of the Ganges. The Ujjainiya Rajputs attempted to defend the Brahmins, but the Jaunpur Sultanate soon defeated them and demolished the temples used by the Brahmins.

Along with members of the Bhumihar caste, many of the Zamindari estates were ruled by Rajputs, such as Sonbarsa Raj, ruled by the Ganwaria Rajputs clan, and Dumrao Raj, Jagdishpur chaugain Ujjain-Dah & several other zamindari estates in Shahabad region, Bihar, were ruled by the Ujjainiya Parmar Rajputs & some estates by other rajputs clans]], Shakarpura-Raj Zamindari in North Bihar, ruled by Parmar Rajputs. Bihari Rajputs made up the majority of the Bengal Army.

Present Circumstances

Rajputs are scattered all over the region of Bihar and are divided into different sub-groups such as Chandravanshi, Suryavanshi and Agnivansha. They are mostly wealthy Landlords/Zamindars, cultivators, doctors, lawyers and other Professionals. They have social relationships with Rajputs in other parts of India and are more exposed to them.

An Indian Army handbook describes them as being tall and bearing the same characteristics as Rajputs in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

Major Clans in Bihar

Some of the clans are of local origin and some are of immigrant origin from other parts of India. List of all the prominent clans in Bihar.

Notable Historical figures

See also

References

  1. Mohammad Sajjad (13 August 2014). Muslim Politics in Bihar: Changing Contours. Routledge. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-317-55982-5.
  2. Waltraud Ernst; Biswamoy Pati (18 October 2007). India's Princely States: People, Princes and Colonialism. Routledge. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-134-11988-2.
  3. Anand A. Yang (1998). Bazaar India: Markets, Society, and the Colonial State in Gangetic Bihar. University of California Press. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-520-91996-9.
  4. Dirk H. A. Kolff (8 August 2002). Naukar, Rajput, and Sepoy: The Ethnohistory of the Military Labour Market of Hindustan, 1450-1850. Cambridge University Press. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-521-52305-9.
  5. Kumkum Chatterjee (1996). Merchants, Politics, and Society in Early Modern India: Bihar, 1733-1820. BRILL. p. 35. ISBN 90-04-10303-1.
  6. Usha Jha (1 January 2003). Land, Labour, and Power: Agrarian Crisis and the State in Bihar (1937-52). Aakar Books. p. 50. ISBN 978-81-87879-07-7.
  7. Cite error: The named reference Karsten2013 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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