Attraction details Recommended length of visit: The Eklingji Temple, one of the popular pilgrimages of Rajasthan is located at a distance of 22 km away from Udaipur. It was initially built by the then King of Udaipur Bappa Rawal, on the side of 72 rooms Jain temple which housed a four-faced statue of Adinath, the first Jain Saint. It stands with the great historic significance dedicated to Lord Eklingji, the benefactor deity of the Mewar clan. Reviewed January 6, Write a Review Reviews 1, Show reviews that mention.
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Ask wishu about Ekling Ji Temple. Travelers who viewed Ekling Ji Temple also viewed. City Palace of Udaipur. All things to do in Udaipur Been to Ekling Ji Temple? What's your side of the story? According to the bardic chronicles, Aparajita was also killed in a battle with the Bhils. His son Mahendra succeeded him. Mahendra was succeeded by Kalabhoja, who has been identified as Bappa Rawal by several historians including G. The Guhilas originally acknowledged the suzerainty of the Gurjara-Pratiharas. In 10th century, Bhartripatta became an independent ruler, and assumed the title Maharajadhiraja , as attested by a CE inscription.
His successor Allata reigned c. Towards the end of the 10th century, Aghata became the second capital of the Guhilas.
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In the later half of the 10th century, the Paramara king Munja defeated the elephant forces of the Guhilas, and plundered their capital Aghata. The defeated Guhila ruler either Naravahana or his son Shaktikumara took shelter with Dhavala, the Rashtrakuta ruler of Hastikundi. As a result of this victory, the Paramaras gained control of the eastern part of Mewar, including Chittorgarh. Among his successors, Vijayasimha r. According to the 15th century text Eklinga -Mahatmaya , the family split into two branches during the reign of Ranasimha alias Karna: Kshemasimha succeeded his father Ranasimha alias Karna.
By , Chittor was under the control of the Chaulukya king Kumarapala. However, he was defeated by Ajayapala's feudatory Prahladana, the Paramara chief of Abu. The CE Abu prashasti inscription states that Prahladana defended the Gurjara king that is, Ajayapala after Samantasimha had broken the king's power on the battlefield.
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Shortly later, the Naddula Chahamana king Kirtipala , who was also a Chaulukya feudatory, ousted Samantasimha from Mewar. Kirtipala probably launched this invasion during CE, with the approval of his Chaulukya overlord. By , [14] Samantasimha's younger brother Kumarasimha regained the control of his ancestral kingdom by appeasing the Chaulukya king. Kumarasimha was succeeded by Mathanasimha, Padmasimha and Jaitrasimha.
During the reign of Jaitrasimha r. The Achaleshvara inscription suggests that Jaitrasimha destroyed Naddula and defeated the Turushkas Turkic people. Singh, this suggests that the Turkic Ghurid invaders had captured Naddula from the Chahamanas , and Jaitrasimha defeated their local governor. Ganguly believes that Jaitrasimha may have plundered Naddula after Udayasimha's conquest of Jalore. Jaitrasimha alias Jayatala suffered heavy losses, but the invaders retreated when the Vaghela chief Viradhavala a Chaulukya feudatory marched northwards to check their advance.
Jaitrasimha seems to have invaded the Chaulukya territory.
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During an attempt to capture Kottadaka modern Kotada , his general Bala was killed by Tribhuvana-Ranaka identified with the Chaulukya king Tribhuvanapala. According to one record, Ksehma's son Madana fought with the Panchalagudika Jaitramalla at Utthunaka modern Arthuna , on behalf of Jesala. Based on identification of Jesala with Jaitrasimha, historian D. Ganguly believes that Jaitrasimha's general Madana fought with Jaitramalla, who was probably a chief of the Vagada branch of the Guhilas.
The Guhila records also credit Jaitrasimha with military success against the king of Shakambhari. The Chahamana dynasty of Shakambhari had already ended by this time, therefore, this may be a reference to his victory over their descendants, the Chahamanas of Ranthambore.
Jaitrasimha is also said to have defeated the Sindhuka army, whose identity is uncertain. Jaitrasimha's son Tejasimha ascended the throne sometime before The earliest Guhila inscription discovered at Chittor is from Tejasimha's reign, and refers to "Chitrakuta- maha-durga " the great fort of Chittor. Tejasimha's son Samarasimha succeeded him sometime during He defeated Krishnaraja, a ruler of the Paramara branch of Abu. He lost control of Abu soon, when Krishnaraja's son Pratapasimha, supported by the Vaghela king Sarangadeva, conquered it during Sometime before , Samarasimha helped Sarangadeva repulse a Turushka Turkic invasion of Gujarat possibly a Delhi Sultanate army during Balban 's reign.
The Rawal branch ended when Ratnasimha was defeated by Alauddin Khalji. Different sources offer different lists of the Guhila kings. The earliest extant inscription that provides a genealogy of the dynasty is the CE inscription of Naravahana.
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However, it is badly damaged, and only three names can be read: Guhila, Bappa and Naravahana. The following inscriptions are the major sources of the dynasty's genealogy: The following table lists the early kings of the dynasty, as given in the various inscriptions. The following is a list of the rulers of the Rawal branch.
However, these rulers actually belonged to the Rana branch of the family. Rahapa, a son of Ranasimha alias Karna, established the Rana branch. According to the Eklingji inscription, Rahapa's successors were: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. For Guhilas of Saurashtra, Gujarat, see Gohil dynasty. Guhila headquarters at various times.
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