Chauhan, Chauhān: 1 definition
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Chauhan means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
India history and geography
Source: Wisdom Library: India HistoryChauhan refers to one of the thirty-six Rajput clans, according to Padmanabha’s 15th-century Kanhadadeprabandha, in which he described the Muslim invasion of Gujarat of 1298 AD. The kingdom or dynasty of the Chauhans had their own princes and nobles and were further separated into sub-clans and families. Their name can also be spelled as Chauhān.
The Rajputs are a Hindu race claiming to be descendants of the ancient Kṣatriya-varṇa (warrior caste). Originally, the Rajputs consisted of two principal branches: the Sūryavaṃśa (solar race) and the Candravaṃśa (lunar race), to which later was added the Agnivaṃśa (fire-born race).
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Full-text: Devada, Gangapala, Paushkara, Samarasimha, Paushkaragama, Slavery.
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Search found 10 books and stories containing Chauhan, Chauhān; (plurals include: Chauhans, Chauhāns). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Parables of Rama (by Swami Rama Tirtha)
Story 223 - The defeat of Prithvi Raj Chauhan < [Chapter XLI - Purity]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Dasarupaka (critical study) (by Anuru Ranjan Mishra)
Part 12 - Society in the Samudramanthana < [Chapter 6 - Samavakāra (critical study)]
How Free? How Self-sufficient is Woman Today? < [July – September, 2004]
Stylistics and Literary Criticism in Hindi < [July 1969]
Jainism in Odisha (Orissa) (by Ashis Ranjan Sahoo)
Jaina Antiquities in Bolangir District < [Chapter 3: Survey of Jaina Antiquities in Odisha]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Foreword to volume 2 < [Forewords]
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