Rajput


![A royal Rajput procession, mural at the Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur.[5]](/uploads/202502/06/A_royal_Rajput_procession2738.jpg)
Rajput (from Sanskrit raja-putra, "son of a king") is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of the Indian subcontinent. They rose to prominence from the late 6th century CE, and, until the 20th century, the Rajput rulers dominated many regions of central and northern India including the eastern regions of present-day Pakistan.