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 RAJKOOMARS. (81)

AJKOOIVIAR, meaning the son of a prince, is the name given to a numerous and opulent caste in Oude and the North- Western Provinces, who, though claiming to be of the military or regal tribe, yet follow agriculture with great success. They are of similar descent to the Bujgotees (No. 82, whom they resemble so much that no distinct account of them is necessary), and may, therefore, be considered of Rajpoot origin.

The Rajkoomars of the Benares district were notorious for the habitual practice of female infanticide, which it is feared has not altogether ceased among them, and the other Rajpoot tribes of Northern and Central India.