Vaghela dynasty
Encyclopedia
The Vaghela dynasty was a short-lived India
n Rajput
dynasty who ruled Gujarat at the second half of the 13th century.
dynasty, who ruled Gujarat from the 10th to the 13th centuries. The Solanki went into decline in the thirteenth century, and by 1243 the Vaghelas were firmly in control of Gujarat. They restored stability to Gujarat for the latter half of the 13th century. They were based in the town of Dholka
. Their dynasty ended with the defeat of Karnadeva Vaghela by Alauddin Khilji
, and the rule of the Delhi Sultanate
.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
dynasty who ruled Gujarat at the second half of the 13th century.
History
The Vaghelas were a branch and feudatories of the SolankiSolanki
The Solanki was a royal Hindu Indian dynasty that ruled parts of western and central India between the 10th to 13th centuries. A number of scholars including V. A. Smith assign them Gurjar origin....
dynasty, who ruled Gujarat from the 10th to the 13th centuries. The Solanki went into decline in the thirteenth century, and by 1243 the Vaghelas were firmly in control of Gujarat. They restored stability to Gujarat for the latter half of the 13th century. They were based in the town of Dholka
Dholka
Dholka is a city and municipality in the Ahmedabad District of the Indian state of Gujarat. With an average elevation of , Dholka is considered "India's first municipality".-History:...
. Their dynasty ended with the defeat of Karnadeva Vaghela by Alauddin Khilji
Alauddin Khilji
Ali Gurshap Khan better known by his titular name as Sultan Ala-ud-din Khilji was the second ruler of the Turko-Afghan Khilji dynasty in India.He was a well and capable ruler. He belonged to the Afghanized Turkic tribe of the Khiljis...
, and the rule of the Delhi Sultanate
Delhi Sultanate
The Delhi Sultanate is a term used to cover five short-lived, Delhi based kingdoms or sultanates, of Turkic origin in medieval India. The sultanates ruled from Delhi between 1206 and 1526, when the last was replaced by the Mughal dynasty...
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Rulers
List of Vaghela kings:- Vīrdhavala (Visala) (c. 1243 - c. 1262)
- Arjunadeva (Vishaldev) (c. 1262 - c. 1275)
- Sarangadeva (c. 1275 - c. 1297)
- Karandeva (II) (c. 1297-1304)