Samantasimha (other)
Samantasimha may refer to: * Samantasimha (Chahamana), 13th century Chamahana ruler of Jalore * Samantasimha (Guhila), 12th century Guhila ruler of Mewar See also *Samant (other) *Simha (other) Simha may refer to: Surname * Abhaya Simha (born 1981), Kannada film director and screenwriter * Bobby Simha (born 1983), Indian film actor who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam language films * C. R. Simha (19422014), Indian actor, ...

Samantasimha (Chahamana)
Samantasimha (IAST: Sāmantasiṃha, r. c. 1282-1305 CE) was a king belonging to the Chahamana dynasty, who ruled the area around Javalipura (present-day Jalore in Rajasthan). During the later half of his reign, he and his son Kanhadadeva jointly ran the administration. The Delhi Sultanate raided the kingdom twice during his reign, but could not capture it. Reign Samantasimha succeeded Chachigadeva on the throne of Javalipura. He was probably Chachigadeva's son, although this cannot be said with certainty. He is also known as Samvantasimha and Samyantasimha. The inscriptions issued during his reign give his title as ''Maharajakula''. According to the 17th century chronicle '' Nainsi ri Khyat'', Samantasimha had at least two sons: Kanhadadeva and Maladeva. As the heir apparent, Kanhadadeva assisted his father in administration from at least 1296 CE onwards. The 1299 CE Chohtan inscription refers to their joint reign. Khalji invasion According to the Gujarat chronicler ...
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Samantasimha (Guhila)
Samantasimha or Samant Singh was the ruler of the Guhila dynasty during the second half of the 12th century. He succeeded his father Kshemasimha. After the death of the powerful Chaulakya king Kumarapal, Samantsingh successfully invaded Gujarat. He was later deposed from Mewar. He sought refuge in Vagad and established himself there but was soon expelled from there as well. Historian G.H. Ojha theorizes that he eventually died fighting in the Second Battle of Tarain. Background By the mid-12th century, the Guhilas had been subjugated by the Chaulukyas of Gujarat. Expedition of Gujarat After the death of its very powerful ruler Kumarapala in 1172 and ascension of his son Ajayapala, Samantsingh found it opportune to invade the territory of Gujarat. This invasion coincided with an ensued confusion over the kingdom of Chaulukyas after the death of Kumarapala. Ajayapala had to initially face defeat at hands of Samantsingh. Later, one of the feudatories of the Chalukyas, D ...
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Samant (other)
Samant may refer to: * Samanta, a title used in ancient and medieval India * Samantray, a surname of Indian people * Samant (Doti), a title of the feudal kings from Doti region in present-day Nepal People with the surname Samant: * Bal Samant, Indian writer * Dutta Samant, Indian politician * Keshav Samant, Indian contract bridge player * Mohan Samant, Indian painter * Mohan Narayan Rao Samant, Indian naval officer * Rajeev Samant, Indian businessman * Satvasheela Samant, Indian linguist * Uday Samant, Indian politician * Vaishali Samant, Indian playback singer * Vinayak Samant, Indian cricketer See also * Samantabhadra (other) * Sawantwadi (other) *Savant (other) A savant is someone with savant syndrome. Savant may also refer to: Places * Côte de Savant, the Chablis region of Burgundy, France * Savant Lake, a place in Ontario, Canada People * Savant (musician) (born 1987), Norwegian musician * Doug Sava ... * Samantasimha (disambiguatio ...
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