In this article we will discuss about the causes of the defeat of Rajputs against the Turks in India during the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The Indians checked the rising power of Islam successfully for nearly three hundred years on its north-west frontier of Afghanistan. The Arab invasion had remained limited to Sindh and Multan while the conquest of Afghanistan [...]
There is no agreement among scholars regarding the origin of the Rajputs. It has been opined by many scholars that the Rajputs are the descendants of foreign invaders like Sakas, Kushanas, white-Hunas etc. All these foreigners, who permanently settled in India, were absorbed within the Hindu society and were accorded the status of the Kshatriyas. It was only afterwards that [...]
The Turkish invaders came to India from outside. They were very few in number. However, they defeated the brave Rajput's primarily on account of the defective structure of the Rajput polity. The Rajput polity had the following main features: 1. Small kingdoms: The period between 1000-1200 A.D. is usually referred to as the Rajput period of Indian history. During the [...]