Post by kuldeepadhana on Oct 1, 2006 3:59:39 GMT -5
]Chandela
Chandela is a Clan found in Gurjars in India. Chandela Gurjars are found in large numbers and are staunch Hindu in their religious faith.
Chandela ruled in Bundelkhand from the 10th to the 16th centuries. In the early 10th century they ruled from the fortress-city of Kalinjar. A dynastic struggle among the Pratiharas from 912 to 914 allowed the Chandelas to reinforce their rule. The Chandelas captured the strategic fortress of Gwalior c. 950. Dhanga (c. 950-1008) left many inscriptions, and endowed a large number of Jain and Hindu temples. Dhanga's grandson Vidyadhara (1017-29) expanded the Chandela kingdom to its greatest extent, extending the Chandela dominions to the Chambal river in the northwest and south to the Narmada River. The Afghan king Mahmud of Ghazni attacked the Chandela dominions during Vidydhara's reign, but did not retain any Chandela territory. the Chandelas built the famous temple-city of Khajuraho between the mid-10th and mid-11th centuries. In the 12th century, the Gurjar Chauhan rulers of Ajmer challenged the Chandelas. The Muslim conquests of the early 13th century reduced the Chandela domains, although they survived until the 16th century as minor chieftains.
List of rulers of Chandela
Nannuka (Founder)
Rahilya
Harsa (900-925): Chausath Yogini and Lalguan Mahadeva
Yasovarman or Lakshavarman (925-950), Lakshman temple
Dhanga (c. 950-1008): Parsvanatha and Visvantha temples
Ganda (1002-1017): Jagadambi and the Chitragupta
Vidyadhara (1017-29): Kandariya Mahadeva
Vijayapala (1035-1045) Capital moved to Mahoba
Devavarman: was defeated by Kalachuris
Kirttivarman
Sallaksanavarman
Jayavarman
Prthvivarman
Madanavarman (1129-1162): Madan Sagar Lake
Yasovarman
Paramardi (his generals Alha-Udal fought Prithviraj III Chauhan
Trailokyavarman
Viravarman
Bhojavarman
Hammiravarman
Chandela is a Clan found in Gurjars in India. Chandela Gurjars are found in large numbers and are staunch Hindu in their religious faith.
Chandela ruled in Bundelkhand from the 10th to the 16th centuries. In the early 10th century they ruled from the fortress-city of Kalinjar. A dynastic struggle among the Pratiharas from 912 to 914 allowed the Chandelas to reinforce their rule. The Chandelas captured the strategic fortress of Gwalior c. 950. Dhanga (c. 950-1008) left many inscriptions, and endowed a large number of Jain and Hindu temples. Dhanga's grandson Vidyadhara (1017-29) expanded the Chandela kingdom to its greatest extent, extending the Chandela dominions to the Chambal river in the northwest and south to the Narmada River. The Afghan king Mahmud of Ghazni attacked the Chandela dominions during Vidydhara's reign, but did not retain any Chandela territory. the Chandelas built the famous temple-city of Khajuraho between the mid-10th and mid-11th centuries. In the 12th century, the Gurjar Chauhan rulers of Ajmer challenged the Chandelas. The Muslim conquests of the early 13th century reduced the Chandela domains, although they survived until the 16th century as minor chieftains.
List of rulers of Chandela
Nannuka (Founder)
Rahilya
Harsa (900-925): Chausath Yogini and Lalguan Mahadeva
Yasovarman or Lakshavarman (925-950), Lakshman temple
Dhanga (c. 950-1008): Parsvanatha and Visvantha temples
Ganda (1002-1017): Jagadambi and the Chitragupta
Vidyadhara (1017-29): Kandariya Mahadeva
Vijayapala (1035-1045) Capital moved to Mahoba
Devavarman: was defeated by Kalachuris
Kirttivarman
Sallaksanavarman
Jayavarman
Prthvivarman
Madanavarman (1129-1162): Madan Sagar Lake
Yasovarman
Paramardi (his generals Alha-Udal fought Prithviraj III Chauhan
Trailokyavarman
Viravarman
Bhojavarman
Hammiravarman
