1. Hammiradeva was the last ruler from the Ranthambore branch of the Chauhans.
11 Facts About Hammiradeva
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Hammiradeva is known as Hamir Dev Chauhan in the Muslim chronicles and the vernacular literature.
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Hammiradeva ruled a kingdom centred around Ranthambore in present-day Rajasthan.
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Hammiradeva was a son of the Chahamana king Jaitrasimha and queen Hira Devi.
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The Balvan inscription of 1288 CE mentions that Hammiradeva captured the elephant force of Arjuna II, the Paramara king of Malwa.
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Hammiradeva defeated the Paramara forces, and reached as far as Ujjayini and Dhara.
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Hammiradeva then returned home via the place called Chittor, Abu, Vardhanapura, Changa, Pushkar, Maharashtra, Khandilla, Champa and Karkarala.
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Hammiradeva defeated Hammira's forces led by Gurdan Saini, who was killed in the battle.
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Hammiradeva rejected the demands to surrender these soldiers, leading to an invasion from the Delhi Sultanate.
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Hammiradeva ordered his officers from his various provinces to assemble their contingents at Tilpat, and then led a joint force to Ranthambore.
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Hammiradeva is mentioned in a few verses of Prakrta-Pingala and Sharngadhara-Paddhati.