Guhila

Guhila, also called Guhil and Guhadatt, was the ruler of Idar and Mewar from 566-568 AD. ^{[1] [2]} He is known as the founder of the Guhila dynasty, the first ruling dynasty of Kingdom of Mewar. ^[3]

Guhila
Rawal
Rawal of Mewar
Reign	c. 566–586 CE
Predecessor	Position established
Successor	Rawal Bhoja [4]
Dynasty	Guhila dynasty

Biography

Earliest reference to Guhila is found on a silver coin near Agra that mentions Sri Guhila on it. ^[5]

According to the Atpur inscription dating VS 1034, and Chittor inscription from VS 1331, Guhila is said to have migrated from Anandpur (identified as Vadnagar) to Mewar region. ^[6]

References

1. Mankekar, D. R. (1976). Mewar Saga: The Sisodias' Role in Indian History. Vikas Publishing House. pp. IX. ISBN   978-0-7069-0416-1. Established as far back as AD 566 by Guhil, the Mewar dynasty claims to be oldest in the world
2. Meininger, Irmgard (2000). Chittor. D.K. Printworld. p. 65. ISBN   978-81-246-0150-1. Guhil(Guhdatt) 566-586 AD
3. Bhatnagar, Nidhi (2000). Changing Phases of Mewar Painting. Panchsheel Prakashan. p. 3. ISBN   978-81-7056-211-5. Ruling dynasty of mewar founded by Guhil in 566 AD and accordingly the ruling class was called ' Guhil vanshi '
4. Atpur inscription VS 1034
5. Rajasthan (India) (1962). Rajasthan District Gazetteers. Printed at Government Central Press. p. 163. The earliest coin that are attributed to a Mewar ruler by name are those said to have been struck by Rawal Guhila, the founder of Guhila family. These small silver coins bore, in an ancient western form of Sanskrit Character, the inscription "Sri Guhila".
6. Miśra, Ratanalāla (2000). The Mewar Inscriptions (in Sanskrit). Mahamaya Prakashan. p. 3. Guhils , the descendants of Guhil , who was the founder of the Guhilot clan. The Atpur inscription mentions Guhadutta as coming from Anandpur which is , now identified with Vadnagar in the Baroda State .