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Rajput Age in Gujarat



The rulers of the Pala dynasty and Sen dynasty ruled in Bihar and Bengal. The rulers
of the Pala dynasty had added ‘Pala’ to their names and so their dynasty was known
as the Pala dynasty. (With the help of your teacher and the library find out more
information about the rulers of the Pala dynasty). Many Rajput rulers of the Chauhan or Chahman dynasty ruled over various parts of Rajasthan during 7
th and 8th century C.E. Of them, one branch ruled over Shakambhari, a place near Lake Sambhar which is to the north of Ajmer, in the
beginning of the 8th century. Ajayraj ascended the throne of Shankbhari in the 12th
century. He established the city of Ajaymeru which later came to be known as Ajmer.
The rulers of the Chauhan dynasty captured Delhi, the capital of the Tomar kings, and
established their supremacy. Prithviraj III or Raipithora was a powerful ruler of the
Chauhan dynasty. He is unparalleled in the history of India. Many stories and
folksongs have been written about his bravery on the battlefield. Chand Bardai, a
famous poet, has written about Prithviraj Chauhan’s valour in his epic ‘Prithviraj Raso’.
We shall learn about the battle between Prithviraj Chauhan and Shahbuddhin
Muhammad Ghori later.The Gohils or Guhils of Mewar, who were later known as the Sisodiya Rajputs, hold aunique position in medieval history. It is said that Bappa Rawal established this
dynasty. During the Rajput era, the Chedi dynasty ruled over Jabalpur which is to the
south of river Narmada (Madhya Pradesh). It was known as the Chedi dynasty of
Kalachuri with its capital at Tripuri (present day Tewar). In the medieval era in Gujarat,
the Rajput dynasties of the Chavdas, followed by the Solankis ruled over Anhilwada
Patan. There were many valiant rulers of this dynasty about whom we will study later.


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