Bappa Rawal (c. 8th century) was a king of the Mewar kingdom in Rajasthan, India. The chronicles describe him as a member of the Guhila Clan, and some of them consider him to be the founder of the Guhila dynasty. He is credited with repelling the Arab invasion of India. He was renowned with the name "Maharaja Kaalbhoj", which meant a praise for his extremely powerful arms. He is identified as the ruler of the Guhila dynasty, and called by the names Kalabhoja, Shiladitya, and Khumana.
^Ram Vallabh Somani. "History of Mewar: From earliest times to 1751 A.D." Jaipur: C. L. Ranka. p. 40.
BappaRawal (c. 8th century) was a king of the Mewar kingdom in Rajasthan, India. The chronicles describe him as a member of the Guhila Clan, and some...
surname Rawal include (in alphabetical order): BappaRawal(Rajput), legendary ruler of Mewar kingdom India Bhim Bahadur Rawal, Nepali politician Jam Rawal, ruler...
defeated by a confederacy that included BappaRawal. King Maan Mori was defeated by BappaRawal. BappaRawal, defeated his maternal grandfather and captured...
after the decline of the Pratiharas in the 10th century under Rawal Bharttripatta II and Rawal Allata. During the 10th-13th centuries, they were involved...
Major cities included Nagahrada and Aghata. Chittor was captured by BappaRawal in the 8th century. The Guhilas fought the Paramaras in the 11th century...
title in some regions of India. The best-known king with the title was BappaRawal, the founder of the Guhilot dynasty. "The Sardar joke is on you". Mumbai...
turn, were defeated by a confederacy that included BappaRawal. R. V. Somani theorized that BappaRawal was a part of the army of Nagabhata I. Some historians...
Bappa Rawal defeated an early Arab Caliphate invasion of India through a confederation with Gurjar-Pratihara ruler Nagabhata I. BappaRawals successors...
where he was portrayed by Aarav Chowdhary. Other prominent Mewar Rulers BappaRawal Maharana Hammir Singh Maharana Kumbha Maharana Pratap Maharana Amar Singh...
driven out by the subsidiaries of the erstwhile kings. The Guhilot prince BappaRawal (r. 734–753) drove out the Arabs who had put an end to the Maurya dynasty...
Hindu king of the kingdom, Raja Dahir. Rajput family of Mewar under BappaRawal and later under Khoman fought off invasions by Arab generals and restricted...
Chittorgarh in colloquial language. Chitrangada Mori was possibly succeeded by BappaRawal, the Rajput ruler of Guhila dynasty after several conflicts with Arabs...
enemy captives). Laksha was descended in direct patrician lineage from BappaRawal and hence belonged to the Gehlot (Guhilot) clan. Laksha came from the...
Rajasthan. It was settled by Rao Kajalsen Gehlot. He was a descendant of BappaRawal. He left Chittorgarh to settle Kuchera Town after 8th Century. On conquering...
following etymology while describing the military conquests of his ancestor BappaRawal (Bappaka): "This country which was, in battle, totally submerged in the...
dynasty. During reign of Rawal Ran Singh (1158–1168), the Guhil dynasty got divided into two branches: First (Rawal Branch) Rawal Khshem Singh (1168–1172)...
original temple at Eklingji was constructed by the 8th century ruler BappaRawal. The original temple and Vigraha (idol) were destroyed during invasions...
Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty, Vikramaditya II of the Chalukya dynasty and BappaRawal of the Guhila dynasty. After this victory, the Arab invaders were driven...
defeated the Arabs in 711 CE in alliance with Kingdom of Mewar Rajput king BappaRawal, and forced them to retreat to Sindh. Arab Invasion of Rajputana(800–836...
unsalted wheat, ghee and camel milk was first mentioned during the time of BappaRawal—the founder of the kingdom of Mewar in Rajasthan. They were known as...
Swarupadas Keshavrai Amar Singh Rathore, king of Nagore Badan Singh BappaRawal, king of Mewar Durga Das Rathore Ganga Singh, king of Bikaner Hammiradeva...
Gehlot clan, who are descendants of Khumaan Rao, son of founder of Mewar BappaRawal are majority, and 84 villages where the Tomar Rajputs, who were descendants...
founded in 1282 A.D. by Rawal Veer Singh, who was the eldest son of the ruler of Mewar, Karan Singh. They are descendants of BappaRawal, eighth ruler of the...
that the invasion was unsuccessful. The semi-legendary Guhila ruler BappaRawal is also said to have repulsed an Arab invasion. Historian R. V. Somani...
have been built by Chitranga, a mori king. The Guhila (Gahlot) ruler BappaRawal is said to have captured the fort in either 728 CE or 734 CE. However...
Marwar and Thanesar. He also speculated that the legendary Guhila ruler BappaRawal of Chittorgarh served Lalitaditya as a vassal, and died fighting in the...
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