Noble Origin of the Rājput Race.
The Rāthors of Mārwār.
The Kachhwāhas of Amber.
The others are less illustrious, being the descendants of the great vassals of their ancient kings.
The Sesodias of Mewār.
Pride of Ancestry.
Armorial Bearings.
In Europe these customs were not introduced till the period of the Crusades, and were copied from the Saracens; while the use of them amongst the Rajput tribes can be traced to a period anterior to the war of Troy. In the Mahabharat, or great war, twelve hundred years before Christ, we find the hero Bhishma exulting over his trophy, the banner of Arjuna, its field adorned with the figure of the Indian Hanuman.[[25]] These emblems had a religious reference amongst the Hindus, and were taken from their mythology, the origin of all devices.