Khoh, also known as Khogong, was the capital of the

kingdom of Amber The Kingdom of Amber, later the Kingdom of Jaipur or the Jaipur State, was located in the north-eastern historic Dhundhar region of Rajputana and was ruled by the Kachhwaha, Kachwaha Rajput dynasty. The kingdom was established by Dulha Rai, po ...

which was located in the

Dhundhar Dhundhar, also known as ''Jaipur region'', is a historical region of Rajasthan state in western India. It includes the districts of Jaipur, Neem ka Thana, Dantaramgarh part of Sikar District lying to the east of the Aravalli Range, Dausa, ...

region of

Rajputana Rājputana (), meaning Land of the Rajputs, was a region in the Indian subcontinent that included mainly the entire present-day States of India, Indian state of Rajasthan, parts of the neighboring states of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, and adjo ...

. Which was located just five miles to the east of

Jaipur Jaipur (; , ) is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and the List of cities and towns in Rajasthan, largest city of the north-western States and union territories of India, Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had ...

city and was ruled by the Chanda clan of

Meenas Meena () is a tribe from northern and western India which is sometimes considered a sub-group of the Bhil community. It used to be claimed they speak Mina language, a spurious language. Its name is also transliterated as ''Meenanda'' or ''Mi ...

. Rao Chandrasen Chanda abandoned

Mahishmati Mahishmati () was an ancient city and the capital of Haihayas in the present-day central India on the banks of Narmada River (in Madhya Pradesh), although its exact location is uncertain. The city may have flourished as late as until 13th centu ...

city and established a kingdom here. It was the capital of the Chandas till the 11th century and of the Kachhawahas from the 11th to the 13th century.

History

Khoh has been the historical capital of

, which was ruled by the Chanda clan of Meenas.

Dulha Rai Dulha Rai was the founder of the Kachhwaha dynasty and also the 1st king from this dynasty who ruled the territory of Dhundhar, with his capital at Khoh in present-day Rajasthan. He started his rule from Dausa which he obtained as a dowry from ...

, the last ruler of the Kachchhapaghata dynasty, attacked it and defeated the Chandas. Dulha shifted his capital here from

Dausa Dausa is a city and administrative headquarters of Dausa district in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is 55 km from Jaipur, 240 km from Delhi and located on Jaipur-Agra National Highway (NH-21). Etymology The name ''Dausa'' (Hindi ...

, which was later changed to Amber by Kakil Deo. But some sources attribute the change of capital from Khoh to Ambar to Rajdeo who was the third in succession after Pajawan.

List of rulers

The list of rulers are as follows: * Rao Chandrasen Chanda (c. 221/321 — 257/357 CE) * Rao Budhsen (c. 257/357 — 293/393 CE) * Mahasen (c. 293/393 — 329/429 CE) * Bhurpal (c. 329/429 — 365/465 CE) * Devpal (c. 365/465 — 401/501 CE) * Rao Bijal (c. 401/501 — 437/537 CE) * Rao Balansi (c. 437/537 — 473/573 CE) * Rao Airavan (c. 473/573 — 509/609 CE) * Rao Bhupal (c. 509/609 — 545/645 CE) * Kishanpal (c. 545/645 — 581/681 CE) * Rao Pitha (c. 581/681 — 617/717 CE) * Rao Jorasi (c. 617/717 — 653/753 CE) * Rao Manik (c. 653/753 — 689/789 CE) * Rao Jaichand (c. 689/789 — 725/825 CE) * Sodha-Dev (c. 725/825 — 761/861 CE) * Abaychand (c. 761/861 — 797/897 CE) * Ran Rao (c. 797/897 — 833/933 CE) * Gono Rao (c. 833/933 — 869/969 CE) * Satnam Rao (c. 869/969 — 905/1005 CE) * Rao Sridhar (c. 905/1005 — 941/1041 CE) * Rao Sulpan (c. 941/1041 — 977/1077 CE) * Alan Singh Chanda (c. 977/1077 — 1028/1128 CE)

Rulers of Kachhwaha clan

(1028/1128-36) * Kakil Deo (1036/1136-39) * Hanu Deo (1039/1139-53) * Janddeo (1053/1153-70) * Pajawan (1070/1170-94) * Malayasi (1094/1194-1146/1246) * Vijaldeo (1146/1246-79) * Rajdeo (1179/1279-1216/1316)

Sources

References

{{India-hist-stub History of Rajasthan