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Though many communities claimed Kshatriya status,^[1] the Rajputs were most successful in attaining it.^[2]

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According to Joshua Project, the estimated population of Rajputs from Hindu, Muslim and Sikh faiths stand at 27.8 million, 7.2 million and 1.2 million respectively.^[3] The state wise estimates of their share in population are 8% for Uttar Pradesh,^[4] 6% for Rajasthan,^[5] 7% for Delhi,^[6] 7.6% for J&K,^[7] 33% for Himachal Pradesh,^[8] 35% for Uttarakhand,^[9] 5% for Haryana,^[10] 7-8% for Madhya Pradesh,^[11] 6% for Bihar,^[12] 5% for Gujarat,^[13] 2.5% for Chhattisgarh,^[14] and 12% for AJK.^[15]

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In the 11th century Kathāsaritsāgara, "rājaputras" is used for guards and warriors,^[16] and, in 12th century Rajtarangini, it has been used in the sense of a landowner.^[17]

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^ Ashok K. Pankaj, Ajit K. Pandey, ed. (2018). Dalits, Subalternity and Social Change in India. Routledge. By the 1990s, OBCs in North India had acquired education, government jobs, land and economic resources and political power that edged them towards "sanskritization". Many of them started claiming Kshatriya status and looked for a social and religious identity closer to that of the upper caste Hindus.
^
- "Jati". Britannica encyclopaedia. In different parts of India, certain caste groups have sought respectability within the varna system by claiming membership in a particular varna. Typical and most successful was the claim of the Rajputs that they were the Kshatriyas, or nobles, of the second varna, and, to reinforce their claim, they invented a new lineage (Agnikula, the dynasty of Fire) to coexist side by side with the Solar and Lunar lineages of ancient times.
- Amod Jayant Lele (2001). Hindutva and Singapore Confucianism as Projects of Political Legitimation. Cornell University. Many jatis have tried to claim Kshatriya status, with varying degrees of success, the most successful being the Rajputs.
- Hira Singh (2014). Recasting Caste: From the Sacred to the Profane. SAGE Publications. p. 108. ISBN 8132119800. One, the decline of the Vaishyas and two, the emergence of the Rajputs, originally a diverse group who successfully claimed the Kshatriya identity, with the compliance of the Brahmans in return for land grants and other material gains.
- Carl Skutsch, ed. (2013). Encyclopedia of the World's Minorities. Routledge. ISBN 1135193959. During this time, the Rajputs of Rajasthan were a major force in medieval Indian society and politics. Their origin are not known, but it is thought that they came from abroad. In either case they acquired lunar and solar connections and kshatriya status.
- Abraham Eraly (2011). The First Spring: The Golden Age of India. Penguin UK. ISBN 8184755694. Numerous ruling families all over the subcontinent were thus invested with the Kshatriya status over the centuries. In North India, many of the migrants and tribesmen who became Kshatriyas by this process came to be known as Rajputs, a people entirely unknown before the sixth century CE, but who, by the early medieval times, came to be regarded as the very epitome of the Kshatriya varna. These people were evidently metamorphosed as Kshatriyas by Brahminical rites
- Kaushik Roy (2021). A Global History of Pre-Modern Warfare: Before the Rise of the West, 10,000 BCE–1500 CE. Routledge. ISBN 1000432122. Rajput- Originally known as thakurs, who were high caste landowners and became the hereditary warrior community. They acquired Kshatriya status (second highest caste in the fourfold Hindu hierarchical varna system).
^
- "Rajput (Hindu traditions)". Joshua Project.
- "Rajput (Muslim traditions)". Joshua Project.
- "Rajput (Sikh traditions)". Joshua Project.
^ Hebbar, Nistula (2019-05-03). "BJP striving to please Rajputs and Brahmins". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
^ "Rajputs, Gujjars, Meenas came out in support of Congress in Rajasthan". 12 December 2018.
^ "Delhi elections 2015, Arvind Kejriwa lead AAP breaks rule of identity politics". The Economic Times. 23 January 2023.
^ "Country: India, Province : Jammu and Kashmir". Joshua Project.
^ "Himachal Pradesh elections: How major castes swing between BJP and Congress". Zee News. 15 October 2022.
^ "उत्तराखंड: जहां सिर्फ ब्राह्मण-ठाकुर जाति वाले CM बने, कांग्रेस क्यों खेल रही दलित कार्ड?". Aaj Tak (in Hindi). 10 February 2022.
^ "Why the caste of an ancient Indian king has sparked a modern political battle". Scroll. 6 August 2023.
^ "पद्मावती के बहाने राजपूतों की राजनीति: 15 राज्यों की 500 विधानसभा सीटों पर डालते हैं असर". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 2017.
^ "Bihar bypoll shows political fluidity in upper caste groups too". News Laundry. 29 April 2022.
^ "Gujarat polls: Caste is 'new' flavour, replaces secularism, Hindutva, vikas". Business Line. 7 December 2021.
^ "8% सवर्ण जनसंख्या वाला राज्य छत्तीसगढ़ लागू करेगा सामान्य वर्ग के लिए 10% आरक्षण". India.com (in Hindi). 22 January 2019.
^ "Azad Kashmir (Pakistan)". Joshua Project.
^ Irfan Habib (2011). "The Agrarian Classes". In Irfan Habib (ed.). Economic History of Medieval India, 1200-1500. Pearson Education India. p. 66. ISBN 978-81-317-2791-1. In the eleventh century Kathāsaritsāgara by Somdeva of Kashmir, rājaputras appear as guards and warriors.;
^ Rima Hooja 2006, p. 181–182:"In Kalhana’s Rajtarangini (VII.390) the word rajaputra is used in the sense of a landowner, but if it is read with VII, vv.1617 and 1618 of the same book it would be clear that they acclaimed their birth from the 36 clans of the Rajputs.”

[1] Ashok K. Pankaj, Ajit K. Pandey, ed. (2018). Dalits, Subalternity and Social Change in India. Routledge. By the 1990s, OBCs in North India had acquired education, government jobs, land and economic resources and political power that edged them towards "sanskritization". Many of them started claiming Kshatriya status and looked for a social and religious identity closer to that of the upper caste Hindus.

[2] 
"Jati". Britannica encyclopaedia. In different parts of India, certain caste groups have sought respectability within the varna system by claiming membership in a particular varna. Typical and most successful was the claim of the Rajputs that they were the Kshatriyas, or nobles, of the second varna, and, to reinforce their claim, they invented a new lineage (Agnikula, the dynasty of Fire) to coexist side by side with the Solar and Lunar lineages of ancient times.

Amod Jayant Lele (2001). Hindutva and Singapore Confucianism as Projects of Political Legitimation. Cornell University. Many jatis have tried to claim Kshatriya status, with varying degrees of success, the most successful being the Rajputs.

Hira Singh (2014). Recasting Caste: From the Sacred to the Profane. SAGE Publications. p. 108. ISBN 8132119800. One, the decline of the Vaishyas and two, the emergence of the Rajputs, originally a diverse group who successfully claimed the Kshatriya identity, with the compliance of the Brahmans in return for land grants and other material gains.

Carl Skutsch, ed. (2013). Encyclopedia of the World's Minorities. Routledge. ISBN 1135193959. During this time, the Rajputs of Rajasthan were a major force in medieval Indian society and politics. Their origin are not known, but it is thought that they came from abroad. In either case they acquired lunar and solar connections and kshatriya status.

Abraham Eraly (2011). The First Spring: The Golden Age of India. Penguin UK. ISBN 8184755694. Numerous ruling families all over the subcontinent were thus invested with the Kshatriya status over the centuries. In North India, many of the migrants and tribesmen who became Kshatriyas by this process came to be known as Rajputs, a people entirely unknown before the sixth century CE, but who, by the early medieval times, came to be regarded as the very epitome of the Kshatriya varna. These people were evidently metamorphosed as Kshatriyas by Brahminical rites

Kaushik Roy (2021). A Global History of Pre-Modern Warfare: Before the Rise of the West, 10,000 BCE–1500 CE. Routledge. ISBN 1000432122. Rajput- Originally known as thakurs, who were high caste landowners and became the hereditary warrior community. They acquired Kshatriya status (second highest caste in the fourfold Hindu hierarchical varna system).

[3] "Jati". Britannica encyclopaedia. In different parts of India, certain caste groups have sought respectability within the varna system by claiming membership in a particular varna. Typical and most successful was the claim of the Rajputs that they were the Kshatriyas, or nobles, of the second varna, and, to reinforce their claim, they invented a new lineage (Agnikula, the dynasty of Fire) to coexist side by side with the Solar and Lunar lineages of ancient times.

[4] Amod Jayant Lele (2001). Hindutva and Singapore Confucianism as Projects of Political Legitimation. Cornell University. Many jatis have tried to claim Kshatriya status, with varying degrees of success, the most successful being the Rajputs.

[5] Hira Singh (2014). Recasting Caste: From the Sacred to the Profane. SAGE Publications. p. 108. ISBN 8132119800. One, the decline of the Vaishyas and two, the emergence of the Rajputs, originally a diverse group who successfully claimed the Kshatriya identity, with the compliance of the Brahmans in return for land grants and other material gains.

[6] Carl Skutsch, ed. (2013). Encyclopedia of the World's Minorities. Routledge. ISBN 1135193959. During this time, the Rajputs of Rajasthan were a major force in medieval Indian society and politics. Their origin are not known, but it is thought that they came from abroad. In either case they acquired lunar and solar connections and kshatriya status.

[7] Abraham Eraly (2011). The First Spring: The Golden Age of India. Penguin UK. ISBN 8184755694. Numerous ruling families all over the subcontinent were thus invested with the Kshatriya status over the centuries. In North India, many of the migrants and tribesmen who became Kshatriyas by this process came to be known as Rajputs, a people entirely unknown before the sixth century CE, but who, by the early medieval times, came to be regarded as the very epitome of the Kshatriya varna. These people were evidently metamorphosed as Kshatriyas by Brahminical rites

[8] Kaushik Roy (2021). A Global History of Pre-Modern Warfare: Before the Rise of the West, 10,000 BCE–1500 CE. Routledge. ISBN 1000432122. Rajput- Originally known as thakurs, who were high caste landowners and became the hereditary warrior community. They acquired Kshatriya status (second highest caste in the fourfold Hindu hierarchical varna system).

[3] 
"Rajput (Hindu traditions)". Joshua Project.

"Rajput (Muslim traditions)". Joshua Project.

"Rajput (Sikh traditions)". Joshua Project.

[10] "Rajput (Hindu traditions)". Joshua Project.

[11] "Rajput (Muslim traditions)". Joshua Project.

[12] "Rajput (Sikh traditions)". Joshua Project.

[Hebbar-4] Hebbar, Nistula (2019-05-03). "BJP striving to please Rajputs and Brahmins". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-06-03.

[5] "Rajputs, Gujjars, Meenas came out in support of Congress in Rajasthan". 12 December 2018.

[6] "Delhi elections 2015, Arvind Kejriwa lead AAP breaks rule of identity politics". The Economic Times. 23 January 2023.

[7] "Country: India, Province : Jammu and Kashmir". Joshua Project.

[8] "Himachal Pradesh elections: How major castes swing between BJP and Congress". Zee News. 15 October 2022.

[9] "उत्तराखंड: जहां सिर्फ ब्राह्मण-ठाकुर जाति वाले CM बने, कांग्रेस क्यों खेल रही दलित कार्ड?". Aaj Tak (in Hindi). 10 February 2022.

[10] "Why the caste of an ancient Indian king has sparked a modern political battle". Scroll. 6 August 2023.

[11] "पद्मावती के बहाने राजपूतों की राजनीति: 15 राज्यों की 500 विधानसभा सीटों पर डालते हैं असर". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 2017.

[12] "Bihar bypoll shows political fluidity in upper caste groups too". News Laundry. 29 April 2022.

[13] "Gujarat polls: Caste is 'new' flavour, replaces secularism, Hindutva, vikas". Business Line. 7 December 2021.

[14] "8% सवर्ण जनसंख्या वाला राज्य छत्तीसगढ़ लागू करेगा सामान्य वर्ग के लिए 10% आरक्षण". India.com (in Hindi). 22 January 2019.

[15] "Azad Kashmir (Pakistan)". Joshua Project.

[16] Irfan Habib (2011). "The Agrarian Classes". In Irfan Habib (ed.). Economic History of Medieval India, 1200-1500. Pearson Education India. p. 66. ISBN 978-81-317-2791-1. In the eleventh century Kathāsaritsāgara by Somdeva of Kashmir, rājaputras appear as guards and warriors.;

[17] Rima Hooja 2006, p. 181–182:"In Kalhana’s Rajtarangini (VII.390) the word rajaputra is used in the sense of a landowner, but if it is read with VII, vv.1617 and 1618 of the same book it would be clear that they acclaimed their birth from the 36 clans of the Rajputs.”

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 *{{cite web|title=Rajput (Sikh traditions)|url=https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18159|website=Joshua Project}}</ref> The state wise estimates of their share in population are 8% for [[Uttar Pradesh]],<ref name="Hebbar">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha-2019/bjp-striving-to-please-rajputs-and-brahmins/article27028379.ece|title=BJP striving to please Rajputs and Brahmins|last=Hebbar|first=Nistula|date=2019-05-03|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-06-03|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> 6% for [[Rajasthan]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Rajputs, Gujjars, Meenas came out in support of Congress in Rajasthan|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/rajasthan-elections/rajputs-gujjars-meenas-came-out-in-support-of-congress-in-rajasthan/story-jFItr8RNX2rzOfu0wVCjfL.html|date=12 December 2018}}</ref> 7% for [[Delhi]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Delhi elections 2015, Arvind Kejriwa lead AAP breaks rule of identity politics|url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/delhi-elections-2015-arvind-kejriwal-led-aap-breaks-rules-of-identity-politics-dents-core-vote-bases-of-bjp-congress/articleshow/45985851.cms|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=23 January 2023}}</ref> 7.6% for [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|J&K]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Country: India, Province : Jammu and Kashmir|url=https://joshuaproject.net/states_districts/IN/IN12|website=Joshua Project}}</ref> 33% for [[Himachal Pradesh]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Himachal Pradesh elections: How major castes swing between BJP and Congress |url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/himachal-pradesh-elections-how-major-castes-swing-between-bjp-and-congress-2522096.html
 |website=Zee News|date=15 October 2022}}</ref> 35% for [[Uttarakhand]],<ref>{{cite news|title=उत्तराखंड: जहां सिर्फ ब्राह्मण-ठाकुर जाति वाले CM बने, कांग्रेस क्यों खेल रही दलित कार्ड?|url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/uttarakhand-assembly-elections/story/uttarakhand-election-brahmin-thakur-cm-dalit-congress-harish-rawat-ntc-1408958-2022-02-10|website=Aaj Tak|date=10 February 2022|language=Hindi}}</ref> 5% for [[Haryana]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Why the caste of an ancient Indian king has sparked a modern political battle|url=https://scroll.in/article/1053597/why-the-caste-of-an-ancient-indian-king-has-sparked-a-modern-political-battle|website=Scroll|date=6 August 2023}}</ref> 7-8% for [[Madhya Pradesh]],<ref>{{cite news|title=पद्मावती के बहाने राजपूतों की राजनीति: 15 राज्यों की 500 विधानसभा सीटों पर डालते हैं असर|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/UT-DEL-HMU-NEW-politics-of-rajput-on-padmavati-in-india-5754159-PHO.html|language=Hindi|newspaper=Dainik Bhaskar|date=2017}}</ref> 6% for [[Bihar]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Bihar bypoll shows political fluidity in upper caste groups too|url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2022/04/29/bihar-bypoll-shows-political-fluidity-in-upper-caste-groups-too|website=News Laundry|date=29 April 2022}}</ref> 5% for [[Gujarat]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Gujarat polls: Caste is ‘new’ flavour, replaces secularism, Hindutva, vikas|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/gujarat-polls-caste-is-new-flavour-replaces-secularism-hindutva-vikas/article9933615.ece|date=7 December 2021|newspaper=Business Line}}</ref> 2.5% for [[Chhattisgarh]],<ref>{{cite news|title=8% सवर्ण जनसंख्या वाला राज्य छत्तीसगढ़ लागू करेगा सामान्य वर्ग के लिए 10% आरक्षण|url=https://www.india.com/hindi-news/chhattisgarh/chhattisgarh-first-congress-rule-state-will-provide10-percent-reservation-for-upper-caste-3537594/|website= India.com|date=22 January 2019|language=Hindi}}</ref> and 12% for [[AJK]].<ref>{{cite web|website=Joshua Project|url=https://joshuaproject.net/states_districts/PK/PK06|title=Azad Kashmir (Pakistan)}}</ref>
+==Select==
+In the 11th century ''[[Kathāsaritsāgara]]'', "rājaputras" is used for guards and warriors,<ref>{{cite book|chapter=The Agrarian Classes|editor=Irfan Habib|editor-link=Irfan Habib|author=[[Irfan Habib]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K8kO4J3mXUAC |title=Economic History of Medieval India, 1200-1500 |date=2011 |publisher=Pearson Education India|page=66|isbn=978-81-317-2791-1|language=en|quote=In the eleventh century Kathāsaritsāgara by Somdeva of Kashmir, rājaputras appear as guards and warriors.}};</ref> and, in  12th century ''[[Rajtarangini]]'', it has been used in the sense of a landowner.<ref>{{harvnb|Rima Hooja|2006|page=181–182}}:"In Kalhana’s Rajtarangini (VII.390) the word rajaputra is used in the sense of a landowner, but if it is read with VII, vv.1617 and 1618 of the same book it would be clear that they acclaimed their birth from the 36 clans of the Rajputs.”</ref>
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