Volume 4 — Rājpūt, Baksaria
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Rājpūt, Baksaria.—A small clan found principally in the Bilāspur District, who derive their name from Baxār in Bengal. They were accustomed to send a litter, that is to say, a girl of their clan, to the harem of each Mughal Emperor, and this has degraded them. They allow widow-marriage, and do not wear the sacred thread. It is probable that they marry among themselves, as other Rājpūts do not intermarry with them, and they are no doubt an impure group with little pretension to be Rājpūts. The name Baksaria is found in the United Provinces as a territorial subcaste of several castes.
Notes in this chapter
Note 1 · Mr. Crooke’s Tribes and Castes, art. Banāphar.Note 2 · Rājpūt, Banāphar.—Mr. Crooke states that this sept is a branch of the Yādavas, and hence it is of the lunar race. The sept is famous on accoNote 3 · Rājasthān, i. p. 88, and Supplementary Glossary, s.v.Note 4 · Tribes and Castes, s.v.Note 5 · Rājpūt, Bhadauria.—An important clan who take their name from the village of Bhadāwar near Ater, south of the Jumna. They are probably a bra