Agnivansha
People who claim descent from the Hindu god Agni
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Agnivanshi is a person who belongs to the Fire Dynasty of the Rajputs.
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According to Bhavishya Purana, When Parshurama destroyed all the Kshatriyas in the land, the Brahmin priests, headed by Sage Vasishtha, kindled a sacrificial fire at Mount Abu and prayed that they be granted protection by being given some warriors. In answer to their prayer, four heroes came out of the sacrificial fire-pit and these were the ancestors of the chief Rajput Clans - the Parmaras, the Pratiharas, the Chauhanas and the Chalukyas.
The Four Agnivanshi clans are :
