Rajput Period — Key Judgments

Key Judgments

The 'Indian Feudalism' Debate

1960s onwards

This historiographical debate, largely initiated by R.S. Sharma's work 'Indian Feudalism' (1965), fundamentally reshaped the understanding of the Rajput period's political…

The 'Rajput Origins' Debate

Early 20th century to present

This debate concerns the ethnic and social origins of the various Rajput clans. Early historians like V.A. Smith proposed a foreign origin (Sakas, Hunas) for some, while later…