Chahamanas of Shakambhari
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The Chahamanas of Shakambhari, colloquially known as the Chauhans of Sambhar or Chauhans of Ajmer, were an Indian dynasty that ruled parts of present-day Rajasthan and neighbouring areas between the s
Vigraha Raja IV of the Chauhans of Ajmer Circa 1150 1164
Visaladeva inscription on the Delhi-Topra pillar, 12th century.
The Harshnath temple was commissioned by the Chahamana rulers
Bisaldeo temple commissioned by Vigraharaja IV
Prithviraj Chauhan
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Prithviraja III, popularly known as Prithviraj Chauhan or Rai Pithora, was a king from the Chauhan dynasty who ruled the territory of Sapadalaksha, with his capital at Ajmer in present-day Rajasthan i
Chahamanas of Shakambhari
…century. The dynasty's power effectively ended in 1192 CE, when the Ghurid invader Muhammad of Ghor defeated and executed Vigraharaja IV's nephew Prithviraj Chauhan. According to the 1170 CE Bijolia rock inscription of Someshvara, the early Chahamana king Samantaraja was born at Ahichchhatrapura in the gotra of…
Posthumous painting depicting Prithviraj Chauhan seated on a terrace leaning against a bolster from Kota
Prithviraj Raso manuscript, Maharaja Man Singh Pustak Prakash, Jodhpur
A statue at Qila Rai Pithora in Delhi
The last stand of Rajputs, depicting the Second Battle of Tarain by Hutchinson & co