List of Rajput dynasties and states
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During the medieval and later feudal/colonial periods, many parts of Northern regions of the Indian subcontinent were ruled as sovereign or princely states by various dynasties of Rajputs.
List of Rajput dynasties and their (main) states
During their centuries-long rule of northern India, the Rajputs constructed several palaces. Shown here is the Chandramahal in City Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan, which was built by the Kachwaha Rajputs.
Following is the list of those ruling Rajput dynasties of the Indian Subcontinent:
- Baghelas of Rewa, Baghelkhand.
- Bais Rajputs of Punjab, North India.
- Bhatis of Jaisalmer
- Bhanj dynasty ruling Daspalla, Nilgiri, Bastar and Mayurbhanj.
- Birsen Dynasty (Bisen) of Majhauli (Raj)[1]
- Bundelas of Bundelkhand: Ruled Bundelkhand from the 16th century onwards.
- Chand dynasty of Kumaon: Ruled much of Uttarakhand.[2]
- Chandelas of Khajuraho: This Rajput dynasty was founded by Jayasakthi. They ruled the areas across Bundelkhand with Khajuraho as their capital. The dynasty came to an end after Alauddin Khalji conquered Bundelkhand.
- Chauhans of Ajaymeru and Delhi.
- Songara Chauhan of Ambliara Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
- Chawdas of Gujarat.
- Chibs of Jammu and Kashmir
- Chudasamas and Sarvaiyas of Kathiawar – a branch of Samma Rajputs of Sindh.
- Dogra dynasty of Jammu and Kashmir[3]
- Durgvanshi of Jaunpur U.P
- Gahadvalas of Varanasi and Kannauj: This Rajput dynasty ruled the kingdom of Kannauj for around a hundred years, beginning in the late 11th century.[4][5]
- Gandhawarias of the Mithila region of Bihar.[6]
- Gahlots of Chittorgarh and Bhavnagar.
- Gohil's of Bhavnagar, Palitana, Vala, Lathi and Rajpipla in Saurashtra
- Chambyal's of Chamba
- Hadas of Bundi, Kota, Baran and Jhalawar, Rajasthan
- Jadejas of Kutch, Nawanagar, Gondal and Dhrol.[7]
- Jadauns of Karauli, Awagarh, Aligarh, Agra and Mewat.
- Jarrals of Jammu and Kashmir
- Jethwas of Porbandar.
- Jahalas of Kathiawar
- Kachwahas of Jaipur, Alwar and Maihar
- Khanzada Rajputs of Mewat.
- Nagavanshi Nairs/Vermas of Kerala[8]
- Katoch dynasty of Kangra: Ruled much of Himachal Pradesh and parts of Punjab.[9]
- Mandahars or Mudhad Suryavanshi of Haryana, Jind, Kaithal and Karnal.
- Paramara dynasty of Malwa[10][11]
- Parhar, Parihara and Pratihara dynasties of Kannauj.[10] Conquered Kannauj in 816 AD, which remained its capital for about a century, declined in the 10th century.
- Parmars of Danta
- Parmars of Garhwal, Uttarakhand[12]
- Pathanias of Nurpur: Ruled from the 11th century to 1849 over parts of northern Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.[13]
- Rana dynasty of Nepal[14]
- Rathores of Marwar (Jodhpur and Bikaner)
- Sarvaiyas of Keshwada Junagadh and Kathiyawad
- Sengars of Bhareh (UP), Jalon (UP), Datia (MP).
- Shekhawats of Shekhawati[15]
- Sisodias of Mewar (Udaipur)
- Sodhas of Umerkot, Sindh[16][17]
- Chaulukya dynasty (Solankis): The Chaulukyas established their rule over present day’s Indian state of Gujarat between 945 and 1297 AD. Their kingdom came into prominence during the reign of Mularaja. They ruled with their capital situated at Anhilwara.
- Songaras of Ambliara, Gujarat.
- Taonis of Ambala.
- Tomars/Tanwar of Delhi, Sikar and Gwalior[18]
- Ujjainiyas of Bhojpur, Bihar.[19]
- Vaghelas of Gujarat – the successors of Chaulukyas.
See also
References
- ↑ Census of India, 1981: Uttar Pradesh – Google Books. Books.google.co.in. Retrieved on 2013-07-12.
- ↑ Vijaya R Trivedi
- ↑ Dogra Dynasty
- ↑ G.S. Ghurye (2005). Rajput Architecture. Popular Prakashan. p. 36. ISBN 81-7154-446-0.
- ↑ Roma Niyogi, The history of the Gāhaḍavāla dynasty, page 8
- ↑ "Mithila Under the Karnatas, C. 1097-1325 A.D". p. 55. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ↑ Mcleod, John (6–9 July 2004). The Rise and Fall of the Kutch Bhayati (PDF). Eighteenth European Conference on Modern South Asian Studies, University of Lund. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ↑ Indian Encyclopaedia, Volume 1
- ↑ dynasty of Himchal
- 1 2 The History of India by Kenneth Pletcher
- ↑ Britannica
- ↑ Garhwal & Kumaon: A Guide for Trekkers and Tourists – K. P. Sharma – Google Books. Books.google.co.in. Retrieved on 2013-07-12.
- ↑ Bandana Rai
- ↑ Greater Game: India's Race with Destiny and China by David Van Praagh
- ↑ Studies In Indian History: Rajasthan
- ↑ Asha Ranawat
- ↑ Humayun: the great moghul by Shiri Ram Bakshi, Sri Kant Sharma
- ↑ Historical Dictionary of Medieval India by Iqtidar Alam Khan
- ↑ "Naukar, Rajput, and Sepoy: The Ethnohistory of the Military Labour Market in Hindustan 1450-1850". p. 181. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
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