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According to the Rajput bards the Chauhan is one of
the four Agnikula or 'fire sprung' tribes who were
created by the gods in the anali kund or 'fountain of
fire' on Mount Abu to fight against the Asuras or
demons. Chauhan is also one of the 36 (royal) ruling
races of the Rajputs.
Chauhan dynasty flourished from the 8th to 12th
centuries AD. It was one of the four main Rajput
dynasties of that era, the others being Pratiharas,
Paramaras and Chalukyas. The Chauhans dominated Delhi,
Ajmer, Ranthambhor. They were also prominent at Sirohi
in the southwest of Rajputana, and at Bundi and Kota
in the east. Inscriptions also associate them with
Sambhar, the salt lake area in the Amber (later Jaipur)
district. Chauhan politics were largely campaigns
against the Chalukyas and the invading Muslim hordes.
In the 11th century they founded the city of Ajayameru
(Ajmer) in the southern part of their kingdom, and in
the 12th century captured Dhilika (the ancient name of
Delhi) from the Tomaras and annexed some of their
territory along the Yamuna River. Prithviraj III has
become famous in folk tales and historical literature
as the Chauhan king of Delhi who resisted the Muslim
attack in the first Battle of TARAIN (1191). Armies
from other Rajput kingdoms, including Mewar assisted
him. However, Prithviraj was defeated in a second
battle at Tarain the following year. This failure
ushered in Muslim rule in North India in the form of
the SLAVE DYNASTY, the first of the Delhi Sultanates.
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