Solanki (clan)
Solanki also known as Chaulukya is a clan name originally associated with the Rajputs[1][2][3][4] in Northern India but which has also been borrowed by other communities such as the Saharias as a means of advancement by the process of sanskritisation.[5][6] Other groups that use the name include the Bhils of Rajasthan and Kolis.[7][8]
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- Singh, K.S. (1998). Rajasthan. Popular Prakashan. p. 700. ISBN 9788171547692.
- Hermann Kulke (2004). A History of India. Psychology Press. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-415-32919-4.
When Gurjara Pratiharas power declined after sacking of Kannauj in early tenth many Rajput princes declared their independence and founded their own kingdoms, some of which grew to importance in next two centuries. The better known among these dynasties were Chaulukyas or Solankis of Gujarat and Kathiawar. The Chahamanas or Chauhans of eastern Rajasthan and Jodhpur
- Brajadulal Chattopadhyaya (2006). Studying Early India: Archaeology, Texts and Historical Issues. Anthem. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-84331-132-4.
The period between seventh and twelfth century witnessed gradual rise of a number of new royal-lineages in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh which came to consitute a social-political category known as Rajputs. Some of the major lineages were Pratiharas of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and adjacent areas, The Guhilas and Chahamanas of Rajasthan, the Caulukyas or Solankis of Gujarat
- David Ludden (2013). India and South Asia: A Short History. Simon and Schuster. pp. 88–89. ISBN 978-1-78074-108-6.
By contrast in Rajasthan a single warrior group evolved called Rajput (Rajaputra-son of kings), they rarely engaged in farming, even to supervise from labour as farming was literally benath them, farming was for their peasent subjects. In ninth century separate clans of Rajputs Cahamanas (Chauhans), Paramaras (Pawars), Guhilas (Sisodias) and Caulukyas were spitting off from Gurjara Pratihara clans
- Mann & Mann (1989), pp. 54, 81
- Mishra & Kapoor (2005), pp. 131–132
- Roy, Shibani (1983). Koli Culture: A Profile of the Culture of Talpad Vistar. New Delhi, India: Cosmo Publications. p. 98.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - Majhi (2010), p. 49
Bibliography
- Majhi, Anita Srivastava (2010), Tribal Culture, Continuity, and Change: A Study of Bhils in Rajasthan, Mittal Publications, ISBN 9788183242981
- Malik, Aditya (2005), Nectar Gaze and Poison Breath : An Analysis and Translation of the Rajasthani Oral Narrative of Devnarayan, Oxford University Press, ISBN 9780198034209
- Mann, Rann Singh; Mann, K. (1989), Tribal Cultures and Change, Mittal Publications
- Mishra, Pramod; Kapoor, A. K. (2005), "Ecology and Economy of a Primitive Tribe in a Semi-Arid Zone", in Chaudhuri, Sarit Kumar; Chaudhuri, Sucheta Sen (eds.), Primitive Tribes in Contemporary India: Concept, Ethnography and Demography, vol. 1, Mittal Publications, ISBN 9788183240260
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