Are all Rajputs originally from Rajasthan. Were all of them directly related to Ruling class ???

Answer 1

Yes.

Rajput is a Hindu Kshatriya caste. They claim descent from the ancient royal warrior dynasties of Kshatriyas in India and Pakistan and are found predominantly also in Rajputana, an area which has come to be known as Rajasthan after the formation of this state in independent, post-colonial India.

In legend, the sage Vasishta performed a great Yajna or fire-sacrifice, to seek from the Gods a provision for the defense of righteousness on earth. In answer to his prayer, a youth arose from the very flames of the sacrifice -- the first Agnivanshi Rajput.

The first Rajput kingdoms are attested to in the 7th century and it was during the 9th, 10th & 11th centuries that the Rajputs rose to prominence.

Due to geographic reasons, Rajput-ruled states suffered the brunt of aggression from various Mongol-Turkic-Afghan warlords who repeatedly invaded the subcontinent. In his New History of India, Stanley Wolpert wrote "The Rajputs were the vanguard of Hindu India in the face of the Islamic onslaught."

The Rajput ethos is martial in spirit, fiercely proud and independent, and emphasizes lineage and tradition. Rajput patriotism is legendary, an ideal they embodied with a sometimes fanatical zeal, often choosing death before dishonour. Rajput warriors were often known to fight until the last man.

Answer 2

There is no caste in India by the name
Kshatriya. In different states, people
of different castes claimed as
Kshtriyas.