Kinwar

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Kinwar is a clan whose members belong to the Rajput caste. [1] The Rajput's members principally reside in the states of Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh. [2] A particularly large population of Kinwar Rajputs can be found in Ballia district.The founders of the Kharagpur Raj principality in Bihar were Kinwar Kshatriya. [3] [4] [5]

References

  1. ↑ Caste: The Colonial Theories. Omsons Publications. 2004. p. 3. ISBN   9788171172153 . Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  2. ↑ Saiyad Hasan Ansari (1986). "Evolution and Spatial Organization of Clan Settlements: A Case Study of Middle Ganga Valley". Concept Publishing Company. p. 115. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  3. ↑ Kin, Clan, Raja, and Rule: Statehinterland Relations in Preindustrial India. University of California Press, 1971. 1971. pp. 18–21. ISBN   9780520018075 . Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  4. ↑ Kalluri Lakshmi Narasimha Murthy (1999). Geographical Research. p. 86. ISBN   9788170227069 . Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  5. ↑ Yogendra P. Roy (1992). Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 53: 333–334. JSTOR   44142804.{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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