Chavda Dynasty
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The Chavda was a dynasty that ruled the region of modern-day Gujarat in India, from c. 690.
Establishment
January 691: The Chavda was a dynasty that ruled the region of modern-day Gujarat in India, from c. 690.
Chronology
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Were the military campaigns by the first three Islamic Caliphates (the Caliphate of Muhammad, the Rashidun Caliphate and the Umayyad Caliphate) that led to the Islamic conquest of most of the Middle East as well as the Iberian Peninsula.
1.1.Islamic conquest of Sindh
Was the invasion of Sindh (Pakistan) initiated by the Umayyad Caliphate.
January 713: In the year 712, Muhammad bin Qasim, an Umayyad general, sailed from the Persian Gulf into Sindh and conquered both Sindh and the lower Punjab (corresponding to Multan), both regions in northwestern India straddling the course of the Indus River.
1.2.Umayyad campaigns in India
Were a series of expansionistic military campaigns by the umayyad Caliphate in the Indian subcontinent.
1.2.1.Campaign by Al Junayd
Campaign in India by Umayyad commander Muhammad Al Junayd.
January 727: In 726, the Umayyad Caliphate subdued territories including Qassa (Kutch), al-Mandal (perhaps Okha), Dahnaj, Surast (Saurashtra), and Barus or Barwas (Bharuch) in the Indian subcontinent. These regions were important centers of trade and commerce during this time.
1.3.Islamic conquest of Deccan
Was the invasion of Deccan (India) initiated by the Umayyad Caliphate.
January 734: Arab invaders who had established themselves in the Sindh made a push into the Deccan.
January 701: Siladitya III was the son and successor of Siladitya II, ruling from c. 690 - 710 CE. Panchasar, held by Jayasekhara of Chavda dynasty, was attacked during his reign in 700, leading to territorial changes in the Maitraka Kingdom.
February 701: Siladitya was a ruler of the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty in India. His father, Siladitya II, was also a prominent ruler. Jayasekhara was a ruler of the Chavda dynasty, a powerful dynasty in Gujarat. The attack on Panchasar in 701 was likely a result of territorial disputes or power struggles between these two dynasties.
January 729: Mewar was founded by Bappa Rawal, formerly a chieftain of the Mori king of Chittor, who acquired control of Chittor in c.728.
January 741: Chalukya king Vikramaditya II captured the Khetaka region from the Maitrakas with the help of Jayabhatta IV, the Gurjara king of Lata.
Disestablishment
January 943: Samantsimha of the Chavda Dynasty did not have any children so he adopted his nephew Mularaja who overthrew him in 942 and established the Chaulukya dynasty.
