Rajput is a Hindu Kshatriya caste. They claim descent from ancient royal warrior dynasties of Kshatriyas in India and trace their roots to Rajputana, an area which has come to be known as Rajasthan after the formation of this state in independent, post-colonial India. According to Hindu religious beliefs, Lord Rama was a Kshatriya of the Raghuvanshi or Suryavanshi clan and Lord Krishna was a Kshatriya of Chandravanshi Yaduvanshi clan. They are numerous in Uttar Pradesh (UP), Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Chattisgarh, Orissa, Assam. In India, Within the Hindu caste system, present day Rajputs constitute one of the principal groups belonging to the Kshatriya Varna. The Rajputs ruled more than four hundred out of six hundred estimated number of princely states at the time of independence of India and Pakistan. Out of many princely states 117 were saluted states in India and 4 in Pakistan total number of saluted states was 121 in the Indian subcontinent.(Indian subcontinent comprises of India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Bangla Desh). Rajputs ruled 81 states in India out of 121 states in 1947.They are counted in Salute states. The Rajputs have always been martial. The Mughal and the British Government also accepted it and recruited them heavily in their armies.However Sisodia clan of Rajputs did not accept Mughal suzerainity for a long time but accepted it with Modifications or exemptions after long series of battles.