Rajputana (, ) meaning “Land of the
Rajputs” was a historical region that included the present-day Indian state of
Rajasthan and parts of
Madhya Pradesh,
Gujarat and
Pakistan. The name was later adopted by
British government as
Rajputana Agency for its dependencies in the region of present-day
Indian state of Rajasthan. Rajputana agency included 18 princely states, two chiefships and the British district of
Ajmer-Merwara. This British official term remained till its replacement by "Rajasthan" in the constitution of 1949. Rajputana was the subject of the 2009 movie
Gulaal.
