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 (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chauhan dynasty canonical | 3 |
| Chauhan (Chahamana) rulers of Ranthambore | 1 |
| Chauhans of Ajmer | 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 district
ⓘ
surface form:
Ajmer
Delhi ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Rajputana Agency
ⓘ
surface form:
Rajputana
|
| dynasticBranch |
Ajmer Chauhans
ⓘ
Deora Chauhan Rajputs ⓘ
surface form:
Deora Chauhans
Hada Chauhans ⓘ Khichi Chauhans ⓘ Hada Chauhan Rajputs ⓘ
surface form:
Shakambhari Chauhans
|
| era | medieval period of India ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Rajputs
ⓘ
surface form:
Rajput
|
| 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
ⓘ
Rajasthani ⓘ
surface form:
Old Rajasthani
Sanskrit ⓘ |
| majorBattle |
Battle of Tarain (1191)
ⓘ
surface form:
First Battle of Tarain
Second Battle of Tarain (1192) ⓘ
surface form:
Second Battle of Tarain
|
| 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
ⓘ
Shakti Peetha ⓘ
surface form:
Shakambhari
|
| precededBy | Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty in parts of Rajasthan ⓘ |
| region |
Ajmer district
ⓘ
surface form:
Ajmer
Delhi ⓘ Rajasthan ⓘ northern India ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| socialClass | Kshatriya ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Delhi Sultanate in Delhi region
ⓘ
Ghurid dynasty in Delhi ⓘ |
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Input
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 (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chauhans of Ajmer
subject surface form:
Siege of Ranthambore
this entity surface form:
Chauhan (Chahamana) rulers of Ranthambore