The Foundation of Muslim Rule in India: A History of the Establishment and Progress of the Turkish Sultanate of Delhi, 1206–1290 A.D. c6.s4.7

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Their power soon brought them into hostility with other ambitious dynasties. Jayasinha fought an indecisive battle with the Chandellas of Bundelkhand⁶. His most powerful rival was the Chauhana king of Ajmer. This dynasty, founded by Samanta, received considerable extension of territory under Ajaipal who founded Ajmer in the eleventh century. His descendant, Arnoraja (c.1153-1164) was for a short period compelled to acknowledge Chalukya suzerainty, but soon obtained his independence. One of the Chauhana branches occupied Nadol, and about the year V.S. 1200/1143 A.D., supplanted the Pariharas of Mandor¹. Branches from this family founded the ruling houses of Kotah, Jalor, Sirohi and Bundi².