Chahamanas of Shakambhari

Chahamanas of Shakambhari was a state in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Malwa (South Asia) that lasted from c. 650 to 1194 CE, about 544 years. Its people spoke Indo-Aryan languages (Vedic, Sanskrit, Prakrit, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Sinhala).

A Rajput dynasty of the Sambhar lake country that founded Ajmer and took Delhi in the 12th century. Prithviraj III beat Muhammad of Ghor at Tarain in 1191 and lost to him on the same field a year later.

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Facts

Dates

c. 650 to 1194 CE

Duration

544 years

Type

State

Region

Rajasthan, Gujarat and Malwa, South Asia

Language family

Indo-Aryan

Capital

Shakambhari, later Ajmer

Events in South Asia during its time

• 712 Arab conquest of Sindh
• 1025 Mahmud of Ghazni sacks Somnath
• 1025 Chola fleet raids Srivijaya
• 1192 Second Battle of Tarain
• 1193 Nalanda sacked

Neighbours in South Asia

• Chola Empire 848 to 1279 CE
• Anuradhapura Kingdom 377 BCE to 1017 CE
• Pallava dynasty c. 275 to 897 CE
• Pala Empire c. 750 to 1161 CE
• Hoysala Empire c. 1026 to 1343 CE
• Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty c. 730 to 1036 CE
• Rashtrakuta dynasty 753 to 982 CE
• Western Chalukyas 973 to 1189 CE
• Chalukyas of Badami 543 to 753 CE
• Ghaznavid Empire 977 to 1186 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia

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