Chaulukya dynasty
Also called: Solanki dynasty, Chalukyas of Gujarat · Topic: Early Medieval North India: Harsha to the Rajputs · NCERT: Class 7, Ch 4 "Turning Tides: The 11th and 12th Centuries"
Meaning
The Chaulukyas, or Solankis, ruled Gujarat and parts of Rajasthan from the 10th to the 13th century. Their capital was Anahilavada (Patan). They were rich from trade and were great patrons of temples, both Hindu and Jain. They are also remembered for defeating Muhammad Ghuri.
Example
In 1178, Ghuri invaded Gujarat and was crushed at Mount Abu by the young king Mularaja II. A later chronicle by Merutunga gives the credit to his mother, Queen Naikidevi. It says she led the army with her son in her lap. Under Bhima I, the dynasty also built the Modhera Sun temple, and his queen Udayamati built the stepwell Rani ki Vav.
Don't confuse with
- Chalukyas of the Deccan: a separate dynasty of Badami and Kalyani in Karnataka–Maharashtra. Pulakeshin II, who stopped Harsha at the Narmada, was one of them.
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- Agnikula legend
- Paramaras
- Raja Bhoja
- Bhojeshwar temple
- Bhojshala
- Samarangana Sutradhara
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- Khajuraho group of monuments
- Kandariya Mahadeva temple
- Modhera Sun temple