Rājputāna (English spelling) Rajputana

Japanese: Rājputāna(英語表記)Rajputana
Rājputāna (English spelling) Rajputana

...they used this name to claim to be the descendants of the ancient Kshatriyas. The region of Rajasthan where they live is also called Rājputāna (land of the Rajputs). They originated from the Central Asian tribes who came to India with the Huna tribe (Hephthalites) in the mid-5th century, as well as from indigenous tribes.

From Rajasthan

…At the end of the empire, small kingdoms were separated, but many of them became princely states under British protection around 1817. During the British colonial period, it was called Rājputāna, meaning "the region inhabited by Rajputs." After Indian independence in 1956, the current state was established as a result of the reorganization of states by language.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Rājputāna" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…古代クシャトリヤの子孫であると称してこの呼称を用いた。彼らが多く住むラージャスターン地方は,ラージプターナRājputāna(ラージプートの土地)とも呼ばれる。5世紀中ごろフーナ族(エフタル)に伴ってインドに入った中央アジア系種族や,土着の諸種族に起源をもつ。…

【ラージャスターン[州]】より

…同帝国末期に小王国が分立したが,その多くは1817年ころにイギリス保護下の藩王国となった。英領時代には〈ラージプートの住む地方〉を意味するラージプターナRājputānaの名で呼ばれた。インド独立後の1956年,言語別州再編により現在の州が成立した。…

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