Chauhan dynasty
E367978
The Chauhan dynasty was a prominent Rajput ruling house in medieval northern India, known for its control of regions including Ajmer and Delhi and for rulers such as Prithviraj Chauhan.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chauhan dynasty canonical | 6 |
| Chauhans of Ajmer | 2 |
| Chauhan (Chahamana) rulers of Ranthambore | 1 |
| Chauhan Rajput dynasty | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3549487 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chauhan dynasty Context triple: [Ghurid Empire, conqueredFrom, Chauhan dynasty]
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A.
Rathore dynasty
The Rathore dynasty was a prominent Rajput royal house that ruled the kingdom of Marwar (centered in present-day Jodhpur, Rajasthan) and played a major role in the medieval history of northwestern India.
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B.
Kachwaha dynasty
The Kachwaha dynasty is a prominent Rajput royal lineage best known for ruling the kingdom of Amber–Jaipur in present-day Rajasthan, India.
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C.
Bundela dynasty
The Bundela dynasty was a prominent Rajput ruling clan that controlled much of the Bundelkhand region in central India from the medieval period, known for its warrior tradition and patronage of forts and temples such as those in Orchha.
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D.
Scindia dynasty
The Scindia dynasty is a prominent Maratha royal house that ruled the princely state of Gwalior and played a major role in 18th- and 19th-century Indian politics.
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E.
Sisodia Rajput dynasty
The Sisodia Rajput dynasty is a prominent Rajput royal lineage famed for its long rule over the kingdom of Mewar and its staunch resistance to foreign invasions in northwestern India.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chauhan dynasty Target entity description: The Chauhan dynasty was a prominent Rajput ruling house in medieval northern India, known for its control of regions including Ajmer and Delhi and for rulers such as Prithviraj Chauhan.
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A.
Rathore dynasty
The Rathore dynasty was a prominent Rajput royal house that ruled the kingdom of Marwar (centered in present-day Jodhpur, Rajasthan) and played a major role in the medieval history of northwestern India.
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B.
Kachwaha dynasty
The Kachwaha dynasty is a prominent Rajput royal lineage best known for ruling the kingdom of Amber–Jaipur in present-day Rajasthan, India.
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C.
Bundela dynasty
The Bundela dynasty was a prominent Rajput ruling clan that controlled much of the Bundelkhand region in central India from the medieval period, known for its warrior tradition and patronage of forts and temples such as those in Orchha.
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D.
Scindia dynasty
The Scindia dynasty is a prominent Maratha royal house that ruled the princely state of Gwalior and played a major role in 18th- and 19th-century Indian politics.
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E.
Sisodia Rajput dynasty
The Sisodia Rajput dynasty is a prominent Rajput royal lineage famed for its long rule over the kingdom of Mewar and its staunch resistance to foreign invasions in northwestern India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Rajput dynasty
ⓘ
medieval Indian dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Prithviraj Raso ⓘ |
| capital |
Ajmer
ⓘ
linked to:
Ajmer district
Delhi ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Rajputana
ⓘ
linked to:
Rajputana Agency
|
| dynasticBranch |
Ajmer Chauhans
ⓘ
Deora Chauhans ⓘ
linked to:
Deora Chauhan Rajputs
Hada Chauhans ⓘ Khichi Chauhans ⓘ Shakambhari Chauhans ⓘ
linked to:
Hada Chauhan Rajputs
|
| era | medieval period of India ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Rajput
ⓘ
linked to:
Rajputs
|
| flourished |
11th century
ⓘ
12th century ⓘ |
| governmentType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the major Rajput powers before the Delhi Sultanate ⓘ |
| knownFor |
conflicts with the Ghurid dynasty
ⓘ
resistance to Muslim invasions in north India ⓘ rule of Ajmer ⓘ rule of Delhi ⓘ |
| language |
Apabhramsha
ⓘ
Old Rajasthani ⓘ
linked to:
Rajasthani
Sanskrit ⓘ |
| majorBattle |
First Battle of Tarain
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Tarain (1191)
Second Battle of Tarain ⓘ
linked to:
Second Battle of Tarain (1192)
|
| military | Rajput cavalry ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Ajayaraja II
ⓘ
Prithviraj Chauhan ⓘ Someshvara ⓘ Vigraharaja IV ⓘ |
| originLegend | Agnikula Rajput ⓘ |
| patronage |
Hindu temples
ⓘ
Sanskrit literature ⓘ court poetry ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | monarchy ⓘ |
| powerCenter |
Sambhar Lake region
ⓘ
Shakambhari ⓘ
linked to:
Shakti Peetha
|
| precededBy | Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty in parts of Rajasthan ⓘ |
| region |
Ajmer
ⓘ
linked to:
Ajmer district
Delhi ⓘ Rajasthan ⓘ northern India ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| socialClass | Kshatriya ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Delhi Sultanate in Delhi region
ⓘ
Ghurid dynasty in Delhi ⓘ |
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Subject: Chauhan dynasty Description of subject: The Chauhan dynasty was a prominent Rajput ruling house in medieval northern India, known for its control of regions including Ajmer and Delhi and for rulers such as Prithviraj Chauhan.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Chauhan dynasty
subject linked to:
siege of Ranthambore
linked to: Chauhan dynasty
linked to: Chauhan dynasty
linked to: Chauhan dynasty