INDIAN HISTORY

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Who are the four Rajput clans described in Prithviraja-Raso of Chanda Bardai, who are said to have emerged from fire-pit of Mount Abu?

A	Paramaras, Chandelas, Chahamanas, Chalukyas
B	Pratiharas, Chahamanas, Gahadavalas, Kalachuris
C	Pratiharas, Chahamanas, Chalukyas, Parmaras
D	Chahamanas, Kalachuris, Chandelas, Pratiharas

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The four major Rajput dynasties-Pratihara, Paramara, Cauhan, and Caulukya-claimed Agnikula lineage.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to medieval legends, there are four Agnivanshi clans: Chauhans (Chahamanas), Pratihar (Pratiharas), Parmars (Paramaras) and Solankis (Chaulukyas). Apart from Rajputs, several other Indian communities and dynasties have legends of fire-born ancestry.

Detailed explanation-3: -Majumdar does not accept the theory of the origin of the Rajputs out of sacrificial fire-pit as an historical fact. He maintains that mostly the Rajputs are the descendants of Hindu Kshatriya or Brahamana families.

Detailed explanation-4: -A Rajput (from Sanskrit raja-putra, ‘son of a king’) is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and some parts of Pakistan. They claim to be descendants of ruling Hindu warrior classes of North India. Rajputs rose to prominence during the 6th to 12th centuries.

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