The Rajputs traced their ancestry from the sun and the moon and some of them believed in the theory of Agnikula. Several theories regarding the origin of Rajputs during seventh and eighth century A.D. The Rajputs emerged as a ruling dynasty in eighth century A.D. Origin of the Rajputs: The Rajputs ruled the largest part of Northern India on the eve of Turkish attacks under Mohammad Ghori. The time period before the Turkish conquest of India is all about the Turkish attacks and Rajputs resistance to it and also about the internecine warfare amongst various Rajput dynasties ruling in India. The Turkish generals from central Asia made regular attacks on northwestern part of India. In north Indian history, the eighth century witnessed the emerging of two historical forces the appearance of the Turks in the role of invaders and rulers and the appearance of the Rajputs in the role of the defenders.
The political authority of the Rajput rulers was confined to northern and western India. Prithviraj Raso also has claimed that he had mastered many subjects such as mathematics, Medicine, History, military, defense, painting, theology, and.
During this period of nearly six centuries, there was emergence of many Rajput dynasties that claims Kshatriyas descends and whole of Northern India was divided into many mutually warring principalities governed by them as there was no paramount sovereign. The time period which occurred between the death of Harsha and the defeat of Prithviraja Chauhan in the Second battle of Tarain is marked as the most eventful epoch in the history of Rajputana and Central India. However, the Rajput rulers were more interested in extending their authority in the neighbouring areas than making the frontier policy. Mahmud Ghaznavi attacks had exposed the military power of the Rajputs to other (Turks) political authorities. These Rajput rulers believed in fragmented political authority therefore they usually came in conflict against each other. The political history of the Rajputana and the Central India shows that from eighth century onwards, several principalities existed both in Rajputana and Central India whose rulers acquired independent authority.
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