[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829) › v2.c28.7 # Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c28.7 Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c28.7 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c28.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v2.c28.7) ¹ \[A folk etymology, the name being derived from Rāshtrakūta, which may mean the chief, as opposed to the rank and file of the Ratta dynasty; but it has also been connected with Reddi, a Dravidian caste in S. India (BG, i. Part i. 119, Part ii. 22 note, 178, 383 ff.).\] - [Previous: v2.c28.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v2.c28.6) - [Next: v2.c28.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v2.c28.8) - [Up: v2.c28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v2.c28) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v2.c28.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v2.c28.7) · Pramāṇa