History of Mediaeval Hindu India (being a History of India from 600 to 1200 A.D.) v3.c34.s6.1

v3.c34.s6.1

The Rathods of Jodhpur and Bikaner are, according to our view, distinct from the Rāshṭrakūṭas of Malkhed described in Volume II, as they in their inscriptions describe themselves as Chandravamśī, being descended from Sātyaki. But the Rathods of Jodhpur-Bikaner and also the Gāhadavālas of Kanauj are Suryavamśī from their records and inscriptions. If they, therefore, came from the Deccan, they must have belonged to a separate clan bearing the same official name Rāshṭrakūṭa. Did they, however, come from the Deccan as is generally believed? We will discuss this question in this note from bardic records as also from the Rambhā-manjarī Nāṭikā in which Jaichand is the hero.