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The history of Rajasthan can be classified into three parts owing to the different epochs- Ancient, Medieval and Modern. Rajput clans emerged and held their sway over different parts of Rajasthan from about 700 CE. Rajputana “land of the Rajputs” was Rajasthan's old name under the British Raj. When India became independent, 23 princely ...
During the medieval and later feudal/colonial periods, many parts of the Indian subcontinent were ruled as sovereign or princely states by various dynasties of Rajputs.. The Rajputs rose to political prominence after the large empires of ancient India broke into smaller ones.
The Chahamana dynasty of Ranastambhapura was established by Govinda-raja, a member of the Shakambhari Chahamana family (also known as the Chauhans of Ajmer). [1] Govinda was the son of Prithviraja III, who was defeated and killed in a battle with the Ghurids, in 1192 CE. The Ghurid ruler Muhammad of Ghor appointed Govinda as his vassal at Ajmer.
During the Vedic Period present Rajasthan region known as Brahmavarta (The land created by the gods and lying between the divine rivers Saraswati and Drishadwati). Matsya kingdom (c. 1500–350 BCE) was the one of the most important Vedic kingdom. The main ruler of kingdom was king Virata, who participated in Kurukshetra War by the side of ...
The conflict erupted when the Sisodiya dynasty took the reigon of Mewar from Delhi Sultanate's rule. The conflict was fought in what is today the Indian states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. The conflict started in the reign of Rana Hammir against the Tuqhlaq dynasty at the Battle of Singoli. [1]
The kingdom broke into the Satyapura and Devda branches after the invasion of Qutbu l-Din Aibak in 1197. [21] The 13th and 14th centuries saw the struggle between the Chauhan Rajputs and the Delhi Sultanate to control the strategic areas of Delhi, Punjab and Gujarat. [22] The earliest Chauhan inscription is a copper-plate inscription found at ...
The Pratiharas of Mandavyapura, [a] also known as the Pratiharas of Mandore (or Mandor), were an Indian dynasty that ruled parts of the present-day Rajasthan between 6th and 9th centuries. They first established their capital at Mandavyapura (modern Mandore ), and later ruled from Medantaka (modern Merta ).
It was established by Dulha Rai, possibly the last ruler of the Kachchhapaghata dynasty of Gwalior who migrated to Dausa and started his kingdom there with the support of Chahamanas of Shakambhari with coalition of Gaur dynasty of sheopur in the 12th century. Mostly through 12th to 15th century, the kingdom faced stagnation, sources were scarce.