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Solanki also known as Chaulukya is a clan name originally associated with the Agnivanshi Kshatriyas (Rajputs) in Northern India but which has also been borrowed by other communities such as the Saharias as a means of advancement by the process of sanskritisation.
The Chaulukya dynasty (IAST: Caulukya), also Solanki dynasty, was a dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Gujarat in western India, between c. 940 CE and c. 1244 CE. Their capital was located at Anahilavada (modern Patan). At times, their rule extended to the Malwa region in present-day Madhya Pradesh. The family is also known as the "Solanki ...
Genealogies of the Rajput clans were fabricated by pastoral nomadic tribes when they became sedentary. In a process called Rajputization, after acquiring political power, they employed bards to fabricate these lineages which also disassociated them from their original ancestry of cattle-herding or cattle-rustling communities and acquired the name 'Rajput'.
Kumarapala, was an Indian king from the Chaulukya (Solanki) dynasty of Gujarat [8] Ajayapala, was an Indian king from the Chaulukya (Solanki) dynasty of Gujarat [8] Bhima II, Indian king who ruled parts of present-day Gujarat [8] Mularaja II, Ruler of the Solanki dynasty of Gujarat, who defeated the Ghurid forces. [9]
By the first quarter of 11th century, Turkic conqueror Mahmud Ghaznavi launched several successful military expeditions in the territories of Rajputs, defeating them everytime and by 1025 A.D, he demolished and looted the famous Somnath Temple and its Rajput ruler Bhimdev Solanki fled his capital. [103] Rajput rulers at Gwalior and Kalinjar ...
Multiple political scientists, including Atul Kohli and Rajni Kothari, state that Solanki was a Rajput, [4] He was running Charotar Kshatriya Samaj, but later he was made co-editor of Rajput Bandhu periodical. Solanki and Narendrasinh decided to form an organization called Gujarat Kshatriya Sabha which would be for both Rajput and Koli castes. [1]
The Rajputs in Gujarat, or Gujarati Rajputs are members of the Rajput community living in the western Indian state of Gujarat. They ruled several dynasties and princely states during the British era. Some Rajput clans of Gujarat have origins from outside regions such as Rajasthan, while others are native to the region. [citation needed]
Vachhraj Dada is known as a Solanki Rajput who died protecting the cows of the Charans, who were being raided by dacoits. He came to be worshipped by various communities like Charans, Ahirs, and Rajputs. He is represented on a stone slab as sitting on a horse. Historically, Charans performed priestly functions at the shrine of Vachhraj Dada.