The Chauhans or Chahamana are a Rajput clan who ruled parts of northern India in the Middle Ages. A Rajput (from Sanskrit rāja-putra, son of a king) is a member of a prominent caste who live throughout northern and central India, primarily in the northwestern state of Rajasthan. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ...

The Chauhans were, along with the along with the Paramara (Parmar), Pratihara (Parihara), and Solanki (Chaulukya) clans, one of the four Agni Kula or "fire born" Rajput clans. The Agni kula were said to be created by the gods in the angi kund or "fountain of fire" on Mount Abu to fight against the Asuras or demons The Paramara or Parmar were a prominent Rajput clan of medieval India. ... The Pratiharas, also called the Gurjara-Pratiharas were an Indian dynasty who ruled kingdoms in Rajasthan and northern India from the sixth to the eleventh centuries. ... The Solanki were a Hindu Rajput dynasty of India, who ruled the kingdom of Gujarat from the 10th to the 13th centuries. ... Mount Abu is the highest peak in the Aravalli Range of Rajasthan state, in western India. ... In Hinduism In Hindu mythology, the Asura are a group of power-seeking deities, sometimes misleadingly referred to as demons. ...

The Chauhans come from the region around lakes Sambhar and Pushkar in Rajasthan, near Amber and present-day Jaipur. Chauhan dynasties established themselves in several places in northern India, while the Sakhambari branch remained near lake Sambhar and married into the ruling Pratihara clan, who then ruled an empire in northern India. The Chauhans later asserted their independence from the Pratiharas, and in the early 11th century, the Sakhambari king Ajaya-Raja founded the city of Ajaya-meru, now known as Ajmer. In the mid-12th century his successor Vigraharaja enlarged the state to include much of northern Rajasthan as well as Haryana. The Chauhan state collapsed after king Prithviraj III was defeated by Mohammed of Ghor in 1192 at the Second Battle of Tarain, but the Chauhans remained in Ajmer as feudatories of Mohammed of Ghor and the Sultans of Delhi until 1365, when Ajmer was captured by the rulers of Mewar. A branch of the Chauhans, led by Govinda, the grandson of Pritviraj III, established themselves as rulers of Ranthambore from the 13th to the 15th centuries, when Ranthambore was captured by Rana Kumbha of Mewar. The Hadas, another branch of the Chauhans, moved into the Hadoti region in the 12th century, capturing Bundi in 1241, and ruled there until the 20th century. Sambhar Lake Sambhar Salt Lake is an India’s largest salt lake, sits west of the Indian city of Jaipur (Rajasthan, Northwest India). ... Pushkar Lake is an artificial lake in Rajasthan state of western India. ... Amber Fort Interior of one of the palaces in Amber Fort Amber is a ruined city of Rajasthan state, India. ... // History Old city of Jaipur, India Jaipur (जयपुर), also popularly known as the Pink City, historically sometimes rendered as Jeypore, is the capital of Rajasthan state, India. ... The Pratiharas, also called the Gurjara-Pratiharas were an Indian dynasty who ruled kingdoms in Rajasthan and northern India from the sixth to the eleventh centuries. ... Ajmer, or Ajmere, is a city in Indias Rajasthan state. ... Rajasthan (राजस्थान) is the geographically largest state in northwestern India. ... Haryana (हरयाणा) is a state in north India. ... Prithviraj III (1165?-1192) was a king of the Rajput Chauhan (Chahamana) dynasty. ... Muhammad of Ghor or Muhammad Ghori (originally named Muizz-ad-din) (1162 - 1206) was a Persian conqueror and sultan between 1171 and 1206. ... Events The Third Crusade ends in disaster. ... The Second Battle of Tarain was fought in 1192 at Tarain, the site of the First Battle of Tarain a year earlier. ... The Delhi Sultanate, or Sulthanath-e-Hind/Sulthanath-e-Dilli refers to the various dynasties that ruled in India from 1210 to 1526. ... Events Foundation of the University of Vienna Births Christine de Pizan, noted author Deaths Duke Rudolf IV of Austria the Founder, died July 27 Office holders Holy Roman Empire - Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1355-1378) Austria - Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria Categories: 1365 ... Mewar is a region of south-central Rajasthan state in western India. ... Ranthambore is a wildlife sanctuary, about 500 kms from Jaipur, in Rajasthan, India. ... Hadoti is a region of Rajasthan state in western India. ... Bundi is a city of approximately 74,000 inhabitants in the Hadoti region of Rajasthan state in northwest India. ... Events April 5 - Mongols of Golden Horde under the command of Subotai defeat feudal polish nobility, including Knights Templar, in the battle of Liegnitz April 27 - Mongols defeat Bela IV of Hungary in the battle of Sajo. ...

Chauhans of the Deora branch established the state of Sirohi in southern Rajasthan, and ruled there from the 15th century until Indian Independence. Sirohi is a city in southern Rajasthan state in western India. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ...

Chauhan Rulers of Ajmer

• Prithviraja I (Amaraja) (12th century)
• Jagdeva (? - 1152)
• Vigraharaja IV (1152 - 1165)
• Apara Gangeya (1165 - ? )
• Prithviraja II
• Somadeva ( ? - 1179)
• Prithviraj III (1179 - 1192)