Rajput dynasty ruling the Sapadalaksha region of Rajasthan from Shakambhari and later Ajmer, reaching its height under Vigraharaja IV in the mid-12th century.
Ended in 1192 when the Ghurid Muhammad of Ghor defeated and killed Prithviraj Chauhan at the Second Battle of Tarain, opening North India to Ghurid/Delhi Sultanate rule.
The atlas holds 6 border frames for Chahamanas of Shakambhari (Chauhans of Ajmer) — the shape you scrub through changes in 551 · 650 · 750 · 850 · 950 · 1050.
John Keay's acclaimed single-volume history of India places this dynasty within the sweep of the subcontinent's past.