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Our Pasts I, II & III (Classes 6–8)
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Chaulukyas (Solankis) of Gujarat
Dynasty
Level 2
c. 940 CE – 1244
Gujarat dynasty that built the Modhera Sun Temple.
- Capital
- Anahilapataka (Patan)
- Region
- West
- Duration
- 304 years
- Main period
- Regional Kingdoms & Ghaznavid/Ghurid Expansion
Approximate extent.
At a glance
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Rulers
- Mularaja I Kingc. 940 CE – c. 995 CEFounder.
- Bhima I Kingc. 1022 – c. 1064Reigned during Mahmud's Somnath raid; Modhera Sun Temple.
- Jayasimha Siddharaja King1092 – 1142
- Kumarapala King1143 – 1172Patron of Hemachandra.
Selected rulers; gaps in the list are not gaps in the dynasty.
Key events
| Year | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1178 | Battle of Kasahrada: Ghurids defeated Muhammad Ghuri’s attempt to expand into Gujarat failed: he was defeated by the Chaulukya king Mularaja II at the foot of Mount Abu. In another version, the king’s mother, Queen Naikidevi, led the victorious army. Muhammad of Ghor was repulsed from Gujarat. |
Mount Abu |
Personalities
📚 Recommended reading on the Chaulukyas (Solankis) of Gujarat
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Themes in Indian History, Parts I–III (Class 12)
Source-based chapters on Harappa, Vijayanagara, the Mughal court and 1857 — essential for UPSC.
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An Introduction to Indian Art, Part I (Class 11)
The standard base for art and architecture questions — stupas, temples and sculpture.
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History of Medieval India
The go-to single volume on the Sultanate, Mughals and regional kingdoms.
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📄 Research papers
Paper🏛 Library access
🇮🇳 Indian scholarship
How feudal was Indian feudalism?
The case for 'Indian feudalism' after the Guptas: land grants, decline of trade and dependent peasants.
Paper🏛 Library access
🇮🇳 Indian scholarship
Was there feudalism in Indian history?
The best-known critique of the feudalism model; read it alongside R. S. Sharma's reply.
Paper🏛 Library access
🇮🇳 Indian scholarship
Political Processes and Structure of Polity in Early Medieval India: Problems of Perspective
Proposes 'integration' — the spread of state society into new regions — as the key to early medieval India.
🕸 Connections 15 links
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🗂 Era 1
- Medieval IndiaPart of this era
⏳ Periods 1
- Regional Kingdoms & Ghaznavid/Ghurid ExpansionBelongs to this period
🏛 Kingdoms & empires 1
- Rashtrakuta Empire 753 CE – 982 CEExisted at the same time (42 years)
👑 Rulers 4
- Mularaja I 940 CE – 995 CERuled it
- Bhima I 1022 – 1064Ruled it
- Jayasimha Siddharaja 1092 – 1142Ruled it
- Kumarapala 1143 – 1172Ruled it
👤 People 1
- Hemachandra c. 1088 – c. 1173Lived under it
⚔ Events 1
- Battle of Kasahrada: Ghurids defeated 1178Happened in it
🔧 Technology 1
- Stepwells: Rani-ki-Vav 11th centuryMade or discovered in this time
📄 Research 3
- How feudal was Indian feudalism? R. S. Sharma · 1985Research on this topic
- Was there feudalism in Indian history? Harbans Mukhia · 1981Research on this topic
- Political Processes and Structure of Polity in Early Medieval India: Problems o… B. D. Chattopadhyaya · 1985Research on this topic
📚 Books 2
- Our Pasts I, II & III (Classes 6–8) NCERTRecommended reading
- Themes in Indian History, Parts I–III (Class 12) NCERTRecommended reading
Contemporaries
Powers that coexisted with the Chaulukyas (Solankis) of Gujarat for a significant part of its history. The bar shows when, within its own span.
Anuradhapura Kingdom ★
Sri Lanka · c. 437 BCE – c. 1017
Overlap: 77 years
Chahamanas (Chauhans) of Shakambhari ★
West · c. 650 CE – c. 1194
Overlap: 254 years
Gurjara-Pratihara Empire ★
North · c. 730 CE – c. 1036
Overlap: 96 years
Pala Empire ★
East · c. 750 CE – c. 1161
Overlap: 221 years
Rashtrakuta Empire ★
Deccan · c. 753 CE – c. 982 CE
Overlap: 42 years
Chola Empire ★
South · c. 848 CE – 1279
Overlap: 304 years
Ghaznavid Empire ★
Northwest · c. 977 CE – c. 1186
Overlap: 209 years
Polonnaruwa Kingdom ★
Sri Lanka · c. 1070 – 1232
Overlap: 162 years
Sultanate of the Maldives ★
Islands · c. 1153 – 1968
Overlap: 91 years
Malla Dynasty of Nepal ★
Himalaya · 1201 – 1769
Overlap: 43 years
Delhi Sultanate ★
North · 1206 – 1526
Overlap: 38 years
Western Ganga Dynasty
South · c. 350 CE – c. 1000
Overlap: 60 years
Kamarupa
Northeast · c. 350 CE – c. 1140
Overlap: 200 years
Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi
Deccan · c. 624 CE – c. 1075
Overlap: 135 years
Kalachuris of Tripuri
Central · c. 675 CE – 1212
Overlap: 272 years
Guhilas of Medapata
West · c. 728 CE – 1303
Overlap: 304 years
Tomaras of Delhi
North · c. 736 CE – c. 1152
Overlap: 212 years
Thakuri Kingdom of Nepal
Himalaya · c. 750 CE – 1200
Overlap: 260 years
Chera Perumals of Makotai
South · c. 800 CE – c. 1124
Overlap: 184 years
Paramara Dynasty
Central · c. 800 CE – 1305
Overlap: 304 years
Hindu Shahis
Northwest · c. 822 CE – c. 1026
Overlap: 86 years
Chandela Dynasty
Central · c. 831 CE – 1315
Overlap: 304 years
Habbarid Emirate
Northwest · c. 854 CE – c. 1011
Overlap: 71 years
Utpala Dynasty of Kashmir
North · c. 855 CE – c. 1003
Overlap: 63 years
Western Chalukyas of Kalyani
Deccan · c. 973 CE – c. 1189
Overlap: 216 years
Lohara Dynasty of Kashmir
North · c. 1003 – c. 1171
Overlap: 168 years
Hoysala Empire
South · c. 1026 – 1343
Overlap: 218 years
Soomra Dynasty
Northwest · c. 1026 – 1351
Overlap: 218 years
Sena Dynasty
East · c. 1070 – 1230
Overlap: 160 years
Eastern Ganga Dynasty
East · c. 1078 – 1434
Overlap: 166 years
Gahadavala Dynasty
Gangetic Plain · c. 1089 – c. 1197
Overlap: 108 years
Khasa Malla Kingdom
Himalaya · c. 1100 – c. 1400
Overlap: 144 years
Zamorins of Calicut
South · c. 1124 – 1766
Overlap: 120 years
Kachwahas of Amber (Jaipur)
West · c. 1128 – 1949
Overlap: 116 years
Kakatiya Dynasty
Deccan · c. 1163 – 1323
Overlap: 81 years
Ghurid Empire
Northwest · c. 1175 – 1206
Overlap: 31 years
Seuna (Yadava) Dynasty
Deccan · c. 1187 – 1317
Overlap: 57 years
Pandya Empire (Second Empire)
South · c. 1190 – 1345
Overlap: 54 years
Jaffna Kingdom
Sri Lanka · c. 1215 – 1619
Overlap: 29 years