Chaulukya

Chaulukyas of Gujarat
c. 940 CE–1244 CE
Capital		Anahilavada (modern Patan or Anhilwad)
Religion		Shaivism, Jainism
Government		Monarchy
King
•	c. 940 – c. 995	Mularaja
•	c. 1240 – c. 1244	Tribhuvanapala
History
•	Established	c. 940 CE
•	Disestablished	1244 CE
Preceded by Succeeded by Chavda dynasty Vaghela dynasty Cutch State
Today part of		India

The Chaulukya dynasty (IAST: Caulukya) ruled parts of what are now Gujarat and Rajasthan in north-western India, between c. 940 CE and 1244 CE. Their capital was located at Anahilavada (modern Patan). At times, their rule extended to the Malwa region in present-day Madhya Pradesh. The Chaulukyas are also referred to as the Chalukyas of Gujarat. The medieval legends describe them as Agnivanshi Rajputs, and they are also known as the Solanki dynasty in the vernacular literature.

Mularaja, the founder of the dynasty, supplanted the last ruler of the Chapotkata (Chavda) dynasty around 940 CE. His successors fought several battles with the neighbouring rulers such as the Chudasamas, the Paramaras and the Chahamanas of Shakambhari. During the reign of Bhima I, the Ghaznavid ruler Mahmud invaded the kingdom and raided the Somnath temple during 1024-1025 CE. The Chaulukyas soon recovered, and the kingdom reached its zenith under the rule of Jayasimha Siddharaja and Kumarapala in the 12th century. Several minor dynasties, such as the Chahamanas of Jalor and the Chahamanas of Naddula, served as Chaulukya vassals during this period. After Kumarapala's death, the kingdom was gradually weakened by internal rebellions; uprisings by feudatories; and invasions by the Paramaras, the Ghurids, the Yadavas and others. Taking advantage of this, the Vaghelas, who had earlier served as Chaulukya generals, usurped the power and established a new dynasty in the 1240s.

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