Re: Conquest of India Prior to the Day of Judgement
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As **Kshatriyas](Kshatriya - Wikipedia), the Rajputs regard themselves as being descended from the vedic](Vedic period - Wikipedia)warrior class the Kshatriyas](Kshatriya - Wikipedia).**To differentiate them from ordinary Kshatriyas word Rajput was used, which literally means “son of a King”. Legend ascribes to the Rajputs an origin stemming every Rajput must eventually belong to one of three great patrilineages, being:
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The Suryavanshi lineage, claiming descent from Surya. The Sun Dynasty is oldest among Kshatriyas. The first person of this dynasty was “Vivaswan”, who by the meaning of his name is considered to be “Surya”. Ikshvaku was first important king of this dynasty.Other important kings were Kakutsth Harishchandra, Sagar, Dileepa, Bhagiratha, Raghu Dashratha and Rama. Poet Kalidasa wrote the great epic Raghuvamsa.
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The Chandravanshi lineage, claiming descent from Som which literally means “Moon”. This Lunar Dynasty is also old but younger then Sun Dynasty. Som was the first king of this dynasty. Other important kings were Pururawa, Nahush, Yayati, Dushyant, Bharata, Kuru, Shantanu and Yudhishthir. Yadu was eldest son of Yayati and Yadavs claim descent from Yadu.Krishna was also born in this dynasty of Yadu. Harivamsa gives details of this dynasty.
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The Agnivanshi lineage, claims descent from four persons who were born from fire or by the influence of Ved Mantras. According to Pouranic legend as found in Bhavishya Purana,an yagna was held at Mount Abu, at the time of emperor Ashoka’s sons. From the influence of Mantras of the four Vedas four Kshatriyas were born. They were
Rajput - Wikipedia
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