Chavda

The Chavda (also Chawda , Chapa , Chapotaka ) were a Hindu dynasty in the north of Gujarat in the period from approx. 690 to 942. The capital of the empire was initially Panchasar , later Patan .

history

Vanraj Chavda is considered the founder and most important ruler of the Chavda dynasty , who was able to recapture the territory of his murdered father Jai Shikhri in 746. He founded the cities of Patan and Champaner . Other kings have been handed down by name - the exact reigns are, however, in the dark. The last ruler Samantsinh Chavda died without a male successor; he therefore adopted his nephew Mulraj Solanki , who seized power in 942 and founded the Solanki dynasty.

One of Samantsinh's wives fled to Jaisalmer , where she gave birth to a son by the name of Ahipat , who was later able to set up his own small territory through raids, which remained under his successors until the conquest of Ala ud-Din Khaljis (1297 or 1299).

Ruler list

Chavdas from Patan Jai Shikhri († around 697) Vanraj Chavda Yogaraj Kshemraj Bhuyad Virsinh Ratnaditya Samantsinh (until 942)

Chavdas from Jaisalmer Ahipath Vikramsi Vibhuraja Takulji Seshkaranji Vaghji Akheraja Tejasi Karamsinha Takhansinha Mokasinha Punjaji (until 1297/99)

literature

• Alexander K. Forbes: Râs Mâlâ - Hindoo Annals of the Province of Goozerat, in Western India. Richardson Bros. 1856, pp. 36-40

Web links

• Map of the district of Patan with brief historical explanation (English)