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THE CHAUHANA AND OTHER
* RAJPUT CLANS! .
It was during the 7th century A. D. that the Rajput chiefs came into prominence. They were great warriors and their home was Rajputana, where they wielded great power. According to a legend current in Rajputana, the new race of Rajputs was .produced from the children of fire on Mount Abu to rule the earth by the gods, when the Ksatriyas were entirely destroyed by Parashurama. They were known as Agnikula clans, comprising Chauhana, Parihara, Paramara and Solanki. But it is believed in certain quarters that Gujars, Chauhans, Solankis and Gahlots are all of foreign origin.' Be that as it may, the Rajputs are a race of vigorous and powerful militant men. They ruled for a long time and most of their earlier princes patronised and followed the religion of the Jina.
The Chauhana kingdom was Sapadalaksa which comprised the country round. about modern . Sambhara in Rajputana. Their progenitor was
Chahmana and their main branch was known as the
1. U. N. Ball, Ancient Indin ( Calcutta ), p. 203.
