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An 1876
engraving
of Khokar
Rajputs
of
Punjab
. The Rajputs are one of the major
Hindu
Kshatriya
(warrior) groups of
India
. Rajputs rose to prominence during the 9th to 11th centuries, and by the time of
Indian independence
, they ruled more than two-thirds of the estimated six hundred
princely states
, including three-quarters of the
salute states
.
Image:
The Illustrated London News
Restoration:
Adam Cuerden
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