Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Chauhan, a name derived from ... Despite these earlier myths, it was the Agnivanshi (or Agnikula) myth that became most popular among the Chauhans and other Rajput clans.
The Indian animated film Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan (2008) was released by Rakesh Prasad. Prithviraj was also one of the first historical figures to be covered in Amar Chitra Katha (No. 25). [98] Many of these modern retellings depict Prithviraj as a flawless hero, and emphasize a message of Hindu national unity.
The basis for his theory was the Agnivanshi myth, and the prevalence of surnames such as Pavar (Parmar) and Chavan (Chauhan) among Gurjars. [26] The theory was further supported by other British scholars as well as some Indian scholars, such as D. R. Bhandarkar. [27]
His Early Chauhan Dynasties was first published in 1959; a revised edition was published in 1975 and reprinted in 2002. The manuscript argues that the Agnikula myth of the origin of Rajputs was adapted from Valmiki and calculates the year of birth for Prithiviraj III using planetary positions described in the Prithvirajavijaya.
The bardic legends state that the last Tomar Rajput king, Anangpal Tomar (also known as Anangapala), handed over the throne of Delhi to his son-in-law Prithviraj Chauhan (Prithviraja III of the Chahamana dynasty of Shakambhari; r. c. 1179-1192 CE).
"There was a lot of urban myth that grew up around that moment," says Norton. "I spoke with Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul & Mary), who was there, and Pete's oldest daughter, who was 17 and standing ...
Balarama Deva or Balaram Deo was the first Chauhan ruler of Sambalpur State and the tenth in line ruler of the Chauhan dynasty in the Western Odisha region during the sixteenth century. He was a powerful ruler and an excellent military strategist who ruled the hilly and forest tracts of western Odisha that was mostly inhabited by different ...
Alha (ISO: Ālhā) was a legendary general of the Chandel king Paramardideva (also known as Parmal), who fought Prithviraj Chauhan in 1182 CE. He is one of the main characters of the Alha-Khand ballad.