THE CHAULAKYAS(AN'HILWARA)

THE CHAULAKYAS(AN'HILWARA)

The Chaulakyas or Solankis were rulers of Gujarat and Kathiawar for about three­and-a-half centuries (AD 950­1300). Two branches ruled from Mattamayura and Lata. Of the Gujarat rulers, the earliest king was Mularaja. The next impor­tant ruler was Bhima I, during whose reign Mahmud Ghazni overym Gujarat and plundered the temple of Somnath. But the greatest king of this dynasty was Jayasimha Siddharaja. He adopted the title of Avantinatha after his victory over the Paramaras. He was a patron of learning and the noted Jain scholar, Hemachandra, was at his court. The Turks plundered Gujarat from time to time and temporarily occupied it.