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When defeat was certain, _____men engaged in a ritual called 'Shaka' (or Saka') which was the last fight from which there was no return.

A

Mughal

B

Sikh

C

Maratha

D

Rajput

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Rajput women who per formed Jauhar were regarded as brave pativratas, or exemples of such deep devotion for their husbands that they would prefer to join them in their next birth rather than live a life of separation and dishonour. The men who rode out to perform Shaka (or Saka) were also highly respected for performing the most fearsome of sacrifices.
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