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" Chauhans of Ajmer"? During the Chauhan regime Jainism continued to prevail in Sapadalaksa country. King Prithviraj I of Ajmer honoured the Jain Saint Abhayadeva Maladhari. He received religious instruction from him and constructed the Gold pinnacle of the Jain temple at Ranathambhora.
Prathviraj lI was also a patron of Jainism and a powerful king. He gained the Chauhana throne through his prowess and heroism and ruled with glory. He was pleased to honour the Jain gurus of Bijaloya (Mewar) and bestowed the village of Morakuri for the upkeep of the Jain temple. He was succeeded by his uncle Someshwara Pratapalankesvara, who was also a great and powerful king. Someshwara also patronised the Jains and made a gift of the village Renuka to the Parshvanatha temple of Bijolaya. He was the illustrious father of the famous king Prathviraj III, who fought bravely with Shahabuddin Ghori.3
A branch of Chauhans ruled from Nadol in Marwad from A. D. 960 till 1252 A. D. King Ashvaraja was a feudatory lord of the Solanki
MOT,
. 1. Ibid. 208, and Ren Bharat Ke Prachin Rajfamsha,
Vol. I, pp. 227-228. 2. Peterson's Report, IV, p. 87. 3. Reu, loc. cit. 247-251 and Ojha, History of Raj
putada (Hindi), I. p. 363.
