This group enforced unilineal inheritance, with female infanticide o㻈ten performed by smearing opium onto the mother's nipples; its women also committed mass suicide in the jauhar ritual a㻈ter defeat.
This group's last great fortress was taken with bullhide-covered sabat tunnels by a commander who built statues of their teenage heroes, Jaimal and Patta. This group enforced unilineal inheritance, with female infanticide o㻈ten performed by smearing opium onto the mother's nipples; its women also committed mass suicide in the jauhar ritual a㻈ter defeat. A㻈ter losing to Muhammad Ghori at the Battle of Tarain, these people consolidated their holdings behind fortress cities like Chitor and Ajmer. Communities of these people were broadly divided into the "Sun People," "Moon People," and "Fire People." Some historians believe that their dominant Gurjara clan migrated from Central Asia in the 7th century a㻈ter the White Huns. Under Rana Sanga, they lost the Battle of Khanwa to Babur, whose grandson Akbar built Fatehpur Sikri to celebrate their conquest. For 10 points, name this loose constellation of Hindu warrior clans that controlled much of modern-day northern India, and whose territories are now called Rajasthan.
This group's last great fortress was taken with bullhide-covered sabat tunnels by a commander who built statues of their teenage heroes, Jaimal and Patta.
Rajputs