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The Sainthwars are closely related to the [[Rajputs]],<ref name="Shahid_1995"/> and are sometimes described as a division of the Rajput caste.<ref name="Paul_1987">{{cite book |editor1=Paul R. Brass |editor2=Francis Robinson |title=The Indian National Congress and Indian society, 1885-1985: ideology, social structure, and political dominance |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9BJuAAAAMAAJ |year=1987 |publisher=Chanakya |isbn=9788170010265 }}</ref> The Sainthwars are known as "Mall" ("prosperous") as opposed to the historically poorer Kurmis.<ref name="KSS_OUP_1998"/> They are the dominant landholding caste in some districts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.<ref name="Paul_1987"/> | The Sainthwars are closely related to the [[Rajputs]],<ref name="Shahid_1995"/> and are sometimes described as a division of the Rajput caste.<ref name="Paul_1987">{{cite book |editor1=Paul R. Brass |editor2=Francis Robinson |title=The Indian National Congress and Indian society, 1885-1985: ideology, social structure, and political dominance |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9BJuAAAAMAAJ |year=1987 |publisher=Chanakya |isbn=9788170010265 }}</ref> The Sainthwars are known as "Mall" ("prosperous") as opposed to the historically poorer Kurmis.<ref name="KSS_OUP_1998"/> They are the dominant landholding caste in some districts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.<ref name="Paul_1987"/> | ||
The oral tradition of the Sainthwars trace their ancestry to | The oral tradition of the Sainthwars trace their ancestry to Chandraketu, a son of the legendary hero [[Lakshmana]].<ref name="KSS_OUP_1998"/> | ||
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Sainthwar, also known as Mall,[1] is an Indian caste of landholders[2] native to the Uttar Pradesh and Bihar states.[3]
The Sainthwars are closely related to the Rajputs,[2] and are sometimes described as a division of the Rajput caste.[4] The Sainthwars are known as "Mall" ("prosperous") as opposed to the historically poorer Kurmis.[3] They are the dominant landholding caste in some districts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.[4]
The oral tradition of the Sainthwars trace their ancestry to Chandraketu, a son of the legendary hero Lakshmana.[3]
References
- ↑ Subodh Kapoor (2002). Encyclopaedia of Ancient Indian Geography. Cosmo. p. 413. ISBN 978-81-7755-299-7.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Shahid Amin (1995). Event, Metaphor, Memory: Chauri Chaura, 1922-1992. University of California Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-520-08780-4.
Sainthwar: a middle-ranking caste of 'landholers' , closely related to the Rajputs
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kumar Suresh Singh, ed. (1998). India's Communities. Vol. A–G. Oxford University Press. p. 2163. ISBN 978-0-19-563354-2.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Paul R. Brass; Francis Robinson, eds. (1987). The Indian National Congress and Indian society, 1885-1985: ideology, social structure, and political dominance. Chanakya. ISBN 9788170010265.
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