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Indeed that happens with Kachwahas today. One word answer is the condition called - presentism. Already covered. But reasons for why today's Rajputs would do it, don't hold too much credence. When Rajputs import their honour in current nationalistic narratives, looking at things in hindsight...

There is no evidence to conclude that Jai Chand was a traitor. It is one of the biggest myths propagating in mainstream. Nobody said Mughals were down. They were only past their peak power. Shivaji marks the rise of Maratha power, not its peak. Because with Mughals being strong yet, there just...

Kachwahas are not a caste. They are a clan. Kachwahas claim rajput descent from the very beginning. They have Suryavanshi kshatriya origin: Ayodhya -> Narwar+Gwalior -> Jaipur+Sikar. After serving Kannauj Pratiharas', Chandels and Chauhans as vassals, they came to prominence as an independent...

It is silly to judge Sikhs, Marathas and Rajputs in same paragraph on account of marriages with Mughals. Sikhs were not even a political power when Mughals were at prime. So the question doesn't arise. When they came up on the scene after all, Mughals had started on their way down to the pit...

Contentious topic. A lot has been said on it, repeatedly. Pasting my blog post here: https://agrippedsoul.wordpress.com/2015/12/ ---------------------- Following is a response to a flurry of tweets on medieval history where I was tagged. https://1drv.ms/u/s!AjDFs4rZ_mJz_A9OnliDc0iSgvib...

Firstly, Rajput genealogies aren't kept just by bards, but also supplied by contemporary historians in their works and inscriptions etc. If we refuse to believe primary sources of history, as fabrications, then it is a slippery road all the way. If fabrications were that easy, a man like Shivaji...

What a travesty thread :facepalm: Why are we discussing Marathas and Sikhs in this thread? Doesn't that belong in its own thread? Come on guys, none of us here are primary school kids to be herded and tamed in every which way.