History of Rajputs Episode 6 (In Urdu) Who are Rajputs Part-2 राजपूत कौन हैं راجپوت کون ہیں؟

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History of Rajputs Episode 6 (Urdu) Who are Rajputs? (Part-Second) राजपूत कौन हैं?
Rajput, from Sanskrit meaning "son of the king", also called Thakur, Thakur being used interchangeably with Rajput to refer to individuals belonging to this cluster of high castes. Thakur is in fact a common title for people of this caste, as Pandit is for Brahmin castes. A large multifaceted cluster of castes, kinship and local groups, kinship and social status. The lineage originates from the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. However, the derivation from Rajput is misleading because although many Rajputs belonged to some ruling clans, the majority of the Rajput community were ordinary agricultural labourers whose primary source of income was farming.The term Rajputs means 'sons of rajas', but this appellation is not to be taken literally. Though a good number of the Rajputs belonged to one or the other of the numerous ruling clans that constituted the Rajput polity, the vast majority of the Rajputs were common peasants eking out a bare subsistence from their arid land. The term Rajput historically covers various patrilineal clans associated with warriors: several clans claim Rajput status, although not all claims are universally accepted. According to modern scholars, almost all Rajput clans originated from peasant or rural communities.

Over time, the Rajputs emerged as a social class that included people from diverse ethnic and geographical backgrounds. From the 12th to the 16th centuries, membership in this class became largely hereditary, although new claims to Rajput status continued to be made in later centuries. From the 7th century onwards, several Rajput ruling dynasties played a significant role in many areas of central and northern India from the seventh century onwards.

In terms of religious affiliation, in 1988 it was estimated that out of a total Rajput population of roughly 38 million in the Indian subcontinent, the majority, 30 million (79%) were Hindus, nearly 8 million (19.9%) were followers of Islam (mostly concentrated in Pakistan) while slightly less than 200,000 (0.5%) were Sikhs.