Khanted

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Khanted (pronounced as Khan Taed) is a title with many meanings, originally "commander", "leader" or "ruler". Khanted also means "a warrior". Presently Khanted(s) exist mostly in India and Central Asia.

[edit] The Ruling Dynasty

The Khanteds belong to a Rajput clan which ruled a number of kingdoms and princely states, including Jaipur, Alwar and Maihar, before India's independence in 1947. The largest and oldest of these was Jaipur, also known as Amber.

The Khanteds were designated by the British as a "Martial Race", just like all the other castes. The martial race was a designation created by officials of British India to describe "races" (peoples) that were thought to be naturally warlike and aggressive in battle and to possess qualities like courage, loyalty, self sufficiency, physical strength, resilience, orderliness, hard working, fighting tenacity and military strategy. The British recruited heavily from these "martial races" for service in the colonial army.