The
Guhilas of Medapata belonged to this clan. The Atpur Inscription of 977 AD lists 20 kings starting with Guhadatta and ending with Saktikumara. Major cities included
Nagahrada and Aghata.
Chittor was captured by
Bappa Rawal in the 8th century. The Guhilas fought the
Paramaras in the 11th century and the
Chaulukyas in the 12th century. During the reign of
Jaitrasimha (1213–1252 AD), Nagahrada was sacked by
Iltutmish. Then Samarasimha (1273–1301 AD) submitted to Ulugh Khan before Ratnasimha was defeated by
Alauddin Khalji in 1303 when
Chittor Fort was captured. According to 1274 CE Chittor inscription and 1285 CE
Achaleshwar (
Abu) inscription of Vedasharma, Bappa Rawal "changed his priestly splendour for regal lustre". Based on this, scholars such as
D. R. Bhandarkar theorized that the Guhilas were originally
Brahmins.
G. H. Ojha, however, believed that the statement in Vedasharma's inscription is a misinterpretation of the earlier Atpur inscription. The Atpur inscription describes Guhadatta as a "Mahideva", which according to historian R. V. Somani, can be translated as either "king" or "Brahmin" In present-day
Rajasthan, the Gahlot Rajputs ruled the princely states of
Banswara,
Dungarpur,
Mewar,
Pratapgarh and
Shahpura. In
Gujarat, they are generally referred to as
Gohil and ruled the princely states of
Bhavnagar,
Palitana,
Lathi and
Vala and
Rajpipla. ==See also==