The Chauhan Dynasty The word Chauhan is the vernacular form of the Sanskrit term Chahamana. While the earlier versions of Chandbardai’s work Prthviraj Raso doesnot mention Chauhan as born from Agnikunda, the later versions do. The 15th-century Hammira Mahakavya of Nayachandra Suri & Jayanayak’s Prithviraj Vijay consider Chauhans as Suryavanshi. Pandit Gaurishankar Ojha seconds this […]
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The Kingdom of Mewar The kingdom of Mewar includes present day districts of Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Udaipur, Dungarpur, Banswara. The region was originally called Medhpaat and Lord Shiva (Ekling Nath) is called Medhpateshwar (Lord of Medhpaat). Over time, the name Medhpath became Mewar. The creators of Mewar’s ruling dynasty in Rajputana came originally from the Guhilot clan.
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Pratihars of Bhinmal (Jalore) The strongest of the Gurjara-Prathira branch was the one at Bhinmal, under king Vyaghramukh. The Gurjar clan, which ruled at Bhinmal was known as Chapas (this name is a short version of Chapotkrisht, sanskit word which means excelled in archery or strong bowmen). As per the records of Heun Tsang, the
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Gurjara Kingdom From 550 to 1018 AD, the Gurjars played a great part in history of Northern India nearly for 500 years. The Gurjara-Pratihara King Nagabhatt I won Kannuaj and established rule over most of Rajasthan. The capital of their Kingdom was shreemal, which is old name of Bhinmal in Jalore. Administration of the Pratihara
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Maurya Rule in Rajasthan (321-184 BCE) Part of modern day Rajasthan was under occupation of Maurya Rule. The ruins of the Bijak-ki-pahadi, a Buddhist Chaitya from the 3rd century BCE located in Bairat, are the oldest free-standing Buddhist structures in India. Maan Mori, of the Maurya dynasty ruled the kingdom till 734 AD when he
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