Agnikula
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The Agnikula, meaning "Family of the Fire God," is one of the three main divisions of the Rajput clans of India. The Rajputs are a landowning group organized in patrilineal clans, primarily in central and northern India, who consider themselves descendants of the warrior ruling class, Kshatriya. The Agnikula lineage claims descent from a mythical fire sacrifice performed by the sage Vashishtha at Mount Abu. This lineage is one of the ways Rajputs trace their ancestry, alongside the Suryavanshi (descended from the sun god) and Chandravanshi (descended from the moon god). The Agnikula group is significant as it forms the basis for their claim to Kshatriya status.1
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RajputA third group, Agnikula (âFamily of the Fire Godâ), is the group from which the Rajputs derive their claim to be Kshatriyas. Rajput habits of eating meat (except beef) and other traits suggest both foreign and aboriginal origins.
Read MoreA third group, Agnikula (âFamily of the Fire Godâ), is the group from which the Rajputs derive their claim to be Kshatriyas. Rajput habits of eating meat (except beef) and other traits suggest both foreign and aboriginal origins.
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IndiaThe Rajputs of India⊠tradition, or else with the Agnikula (fire lineage), based on a lesser myth in which the eponymous ancestor arises out of the sacrificial fire. The four major Rajput dynastiesâPratihara, Paramara, Chauhan, and Chaulukyaâclaimed Agnikula lineage. The references in Rajput genealogies to supernatural ancestry suggest either an obscure originâperhaps from semi-HinduizedâŠ
Read More⊠tradition, or else with the Agnikula (fire lineage), based on a lesser myth in which the eponymous ancestor arises out of the sacrificial fire. The four major Rajput dynastiesâPratihara, Paramara, Chauhan, and Chaulukyaâclaimed Agnikula lineage. The references in Rajput genealogies to supernatural ancestry suggest either an obscure originâperhaps from semi-HinduizedâŠ
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