Chauhans of Ranthambore

Founded by  Govindaraja IV (son of Prithviraja III) in 1194, Chahamanas (Chauhans) of Ranastambhapura (Ranthambore) was an Indian dynasty.  Govindaraja was succeeded by his son Valhana.  Valhana's son and successor was Prahlada who died of injuries sustained in a lion hunt. 

Vira Narayan was the next ruler who was poisoned to death by Slave sultan Iltutmish. After Vira Narayan, Balhana's younger son Vagabhata ascended the throne. He recaptured Ranthambore during the reign of the Delhi ruler Razia, daughter of Iltutmish. Vagabhata successfully defended the fort against the Delhi Sultanate's invasions in 1248 and 1253 CE dung the reign of Nasiruddin Mahmud who later on became Sultan Balban in Delhi. Vagabhata has been described as a powerful king in Tabaqat-i-Nasiri by Minhaj-us-Siraj. 

Vagabhata was succeeded by his son Jaitrasimha who ruled for 32 years till 1282. After Jaitrasimha Hammira ascended the throne. Hammira was the last and most famous of the Chauhans of Ranthambhor, who was defeated and killed in 1301 in a siege of his capital Ranthambhor by Khilji Sultan Alauddin Khilji (reigned 1296 – 1316).