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Kamboj community with Rajput lineage refers to the classification of Hindu and Sikh Kamboj community under the Rajput identity in parts of North India, particularly in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Historically recognized as a martial Kshatriya tribe, several ethnographic studies and government classifications have documented their assimilation into Rajput status.

Kshatriya cassification

Ancient texts like the Manusmriti and Panini's Ashtadhyayi categorize the Kambojas as Kshatriyas. They are also mentioned in the Mahabharata as warriors who fought in the Kurukshetra war under King Sudakshina Kamboja.^[1]

Rajput classification

The National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) of India officially lists Hindu and Sikh Kamboj among the Rajput subgroups in Punjab and Haryana. The classification includes lineage under both Suryavanshi (solar race) and Agnivanshi (fire race) traditions.^[2]

Ethnographic studies

The Anthropological Survey of India in its publication People of India: Punjab, edited by K.S. Singh, mentions that Hindu and Sikh Kamboj identify themselves with Rajput lineage and follow Kshatriya customs. The work highlights their socio-cultural traits aligned with other Rajput clans of Punjab.^[3]

Historical gazetteers

The colonial-era Glossary of Tribes and Castes by H.A. Rose and Denzil Ibbetson identifies Kamboj (or Kamboh) as a significant tribe with martial traditions, noting their Rajput identity in certain regions.^[4]

References

^ Ibbetson, Denzil (1911). Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province. Vol. II. Government Printing Press. pp. 444–445.
^ "Annual Update Report 2022" (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
^ Singh, K.S. (1998). People of India: Punjab. Anthropological Survey of India. pp. 1392–1393. ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3.
^ Ibbetson, Denzil (1911). Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province. Vol. II. Government Printing Press. pp. 444–445.

[1] Ibbetson, Denzil (1911). Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province. Vol. II. Government Printing Press. pp. 444–445.

[2] "Annual Update Report 2022" (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes. Retrieved 31 July 2025.

[3] Singh, K.S. (1998). People of India: Punjab. Anthropological Survey of India. pp. 1392–1393. ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3.

[4] Ibbetson, Denzil (1911). Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province. Vol. II. Government Printing Press. pp. 444–445.

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