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Write brief essay on Social structure of the Rajputs

  • UPSC 1998
  • Early Medieval India, 750-1200

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The Rajputs who dominated the political landscape of north and western India from roughly the eighth century onward were not a single homogeneous ethnic stock but a status category assembled from diverse origins, held together by a distinctive social architecture of clan loyalty, lineage honour, and a martial code that shaped everything from marriage practice…

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  • Origins and Clan Composition
  • The Competing Theories of Rajput Origin
  • Clan Proliferation and the Rise of Regional Lineage-States
  • Feudal Organization, Bureaucracy, and Retainer Relationships
  • Marriage Alliances and Hypergamy
  • The Honour Code and the Position of Rajput Women
  • …and 1 more sections, with a conclusion
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