page_title: Chahamanas of Shakambhari
section_title: List of rulers
hierarchical_section_title: Chahamanas of Shakambhari / List of rulers
caption_attribution_description: English: Statue of Prithviraj Chauhan at Ajmer.Українська: Прітхвірадж III
context_page_description: The Chahamanas of Shakambhari, colloquially known as the Chauhans of Sambhar, were an Indian dynasty that ruled parts of the present-day Rajasthan and its neighbouring areas between 6th and 12th centuries. The territory ruled by them was known as Sapadalaksha. They were the most prominent ruling family of the Chahamana clan, and were categorized among Agnivanshi Rajputs in the later medieval legends.
  The Chahamanas originally had their capital at Shakambhari. Until the 10th century, they ruled as Pratihara vassals. When the Pratihara power declined after the Tripartite Struggle, the Chahamana ruler Simharaja assumed the title Maharajadhiraja. In the early 12th century, Ajayaraja II moved the kingdom's capital to Ajayameru. For this reason, the Chahamana rulers are also known as the Chauhans of Ajmer.
  The Chahamanas fought several wars with their neighbours, including the Chaulukyas of Gujarat, the Tomaras of Delhi, the Paramaras of Malwa and the Chandelas of Bundelkhand. From 11th century onwards, they started facing Muslim invasions, first by the Ghaznavids, and then by the Ghurids. The Chahamana kingdom reached its zenith under Vigraharaja IV in the mid-12th century.
context_section_description: Following is a list of Chahamana rulers of Shakambhari and Ajmer, with approximate period of reign, as estimated by R. B. Singh:
  Chahamana (possibly mythical)
  Vasu-deva (c. 6th century CE)
  Samanta-raja (c. 684-709 CE); identified as the legendary Manik Rai by R. B. Singh
  Nara-deva (c. 709-721 CE)
  Ajaya-raja I (c. 721-734 CE), alias Jayaraja or Ajayapala
  Vigraha-raja I (c. 734-759 CE)
  Chandra-raja I (c. 759-771 CE)
  Gopendra-raja (c. 771-784 CE)
  Durlabha-raja I (c. 784-809 CE)
  Govinda-raja I (c. 809-836 CE), alias Guvaka I
  Chandra-raja II (c. 836-863 CE)
  Govindaraja II (c. 863-890 CE), alias Guvaka II
  Chandana-raja (c. 890-917 CE)
  Vakpati-raja (c. 917-944 CE); his younger son established the Naddula Chahamana branch
  Simha-raja (c. 944-971 CE)
  Vigraha-raja II (c. 971-998 CE)
  Durlabha-raja II (c. 998-1012 CE)
  Govinda-raja III (c. 1012-1026 CE)
  Vakpati-raja II (c. 1026-1040 CE)
  Viryarama (c. 1040 CE)
  Chamunda-raja (c. 1040-1065 CE)
  Durlabha-raja III (c. 1065-1070 CE), alias Duśala
  Vigraha-raja III (c. 1070-1090 CE), alias Visala
  Prithvi-raja I (c. 1090-1110 CE)
  Ajaya-raja II (c. 1110-1135 CE), moved the capital to Ajayameru (Ajmer)
  Arno-raja (c. 1135-1150 CE), alias Ana
  Jagad-deva (c. 1150 CE)
  Vigraha-raja IV (c. 1150-1164 CE), alias Visaladeva
  Apara-gangeya (c. 1164-1165 CE)
  Prithvi-raja II (c. 1165-1169 CE)
  Someshvara (c. 1169-1178 CE)
  Prithvi-raja III (c. 1178-1192 CE), better known as Prithviraj Chauhan
  Govinda-raja IV (c. 1192 CE); banished by Hari-raja for accepting Muslim suzerainty; established the Chahamana branch of Ranastambhapura
  Hari-raja (c. 1193-1194 CE)
caption: Prithviraja III, the most celebrated ruler of the dynasty
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