36 royal races
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The 36 royal races is a listing of Indian social groups purported to be the ruling clans of several states and Janapads spread over northern Indian subcontinent. Among the historical attempts at creating a comprehensive listing of the 36 are the works of Jinamandanopadhyaya (writing during the time of Chalukya Kumarapala), and Colonel James Tod
, writing in 1829.
s (branches), and genealogical, cultural, and geographic information given for each, though some of the sakhas are extinct.
The principal ones like the Ghilote having 24 sub-branches, the Tuar/Tanwar 17, the Rathor 13, the Parmara 35, the Chamhan / Chauhan 26, the Challook / Solanki 16, and the Pratihara 12. Each race (Sakha) has its G-otracharya of genealogical creed describing the essential peculiarities, the religious tenets and the pristine locale of the clan.
Tod's list is to be found on page xiii (1899 printing) of his 1829 work:
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So from your argument you are saying that clans like bargujars,prathihara are not of the original 36 when this is proven with reference to the vedas,mahabarat and historians.This is typical of those that have recently adopted the title moving from one country to another or migrating from rural to urban areas and they have a hatred for their past overlords,but history cannot be erased and only conquerors name places after themselves eg the romans rome,romania etc alexander was from greece conquered egypt name a city alexandria.The british named various cities after queen victoria etc,Although we may not like it but the likes of gujars and jats have ruled the subcontinent naming cities after themselves in tran afghanistan etc.History testifies to this so we cant erase the past just live with it.Yesterdays conquerors are todays beggars look at the greeks once ruled nearly the entire world today they are bankrupt with a begging bowl in hand.This does not take away their glorious past,a real king is one who aknowlegdes the other even after defeating him,eg alexander asking porus after defeating him how would you like to be treated and him replying like a king which he was.Only true royals know and practice this,fakes neither can nor know of this royal attribute
James Tod
Lieutenant-Colonel James Tod was an English officer of the British East India Company and an Oriental scholar.Tod was born in London and educated in Scotland, later joining the East India Company as a military officer. He travelled to India in 1799 as a cadet in the Bengal Army where he rose...
, writing in 1829.
Tod's list
A listing of the 36 was attempted by Tod in his 1829 work Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan (volume 1). The "races" are further subdivided into 157 sakhaSakha
Sakha may refer to:* Sakha language, or Yakut, a Turkic language* Sakha people, also Yakuts, a Turkic people* Sakha Republic, a federal subject of Russia* Sakha scripts, writing systems for the Sakha language* Xois, a town in Egypt also known as Sakha...
s (branches), and genealogical, cultural, and geographic information given for each, though some of the sakhas are extinct.
The principal ones like the Ghilote having 24 sub-branches, the Tuar/Tanwar 17, the Rathor 13, the Parmara 35, the Chamhan / Chauhan 26, the Challook / Solanki 16, and the Pratihara 12. Each race (Sakha) has its G-otracharya of genealogical creed describing the essential peculiarities, the religious tenets and the pristine locale of the clan.
Tod's list is to be found on page xiii (1899 printing) of his 1829 work:
Criticism
As early as 1872, Tod's list was criticised in the Calcutta ReviewCalcutta Review
The Calcutta Review is a bi-annual periodical, now published by the Calcutta University press, featuring scholarly articles from a variety of disciplines.-History:...
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So from your argument you are saying that clans like bargujars,prathihara are not of the original 36 when this is proven with reference to the vedas,mahabarat and historians.This is typical of those that have recently adopted the title moving from one country to another or migrating from rural to urban areas and they have a hatred for their past overlords,but history cannot be erased and only conquerors name places after themselves eg the romans rome,romania etc alexander was from greece conquered egypt name a city alexandria.The british named various cities after queen victoria etc,Although we may not like it but the likes of gujars and jats have ruled the subcontinent naming cities after themselves in tran afghanistan etc.History testifies to this so we cant erase the past just live with it.Yesterdays conquerors are todays beggars look at the greeks once ruled nearly the entire world today they are bankrupt with a begging bowl in hand.This does not take away their glorious past,a real king is one who aknowlegdes the other even after defeating him,eg alexander asking porus after defeating him how would you like to be treated and him replying like a king which he was.Only true royals know and practice this,fakes neither can nor know of this royal attribute