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The '''Chandelas of [[Kalinjar Fort|Kalinjar]]''' were a royal dynasty who controlled some parts of former Chandela territory. They were a minor branch of the [[Chandelas of Jejakabhukti]].<br />
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==History==<br />
===Establishment===<br />
The Hindu princes and chiefs were discontented at their loss of independence and had recovered Kannauj, [[Benares]], [[Gwalior]], and [[Kalinjar Fort|Kalinjar]] had been lost during [[Qutb al-Din Aibak]]'s reign.<ref name="Mehta94">{{harvnb|Mehta|1986|p=94}}</ref>{{sfn|K. A. Nizami|1992|p=201}} One of these princes, who recovered [[Kalinjar Fort|Kalinjar]] and perhaps [[Gwalior]], probably a descendant of the main [[Chandela dynasty|Chandelas of Jejakabhukti]] founded this dynasty.<br />
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===Conflict with Afghans===<br />
One of its rulers was killed by [[Sher Shah Suri]]'s army after he defeated the ruler in 1545 CE.{{sfn|Romila Thapar|2013|p=572}} This ruler's contemporary was Keerat Rai of Mahoba, another ruler descended from the Chandelas, and the father of [[Rani Durgavati]].{{sfn|Romila Thapar|2013|p=572}} The powerful Gond kingdom of [[Garha Kingdom|Garha Katanga]] lay to its south.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
* {{cite book |last1=Mehta |first1=Jaswant Lal |title=Advanced Study in the History of Medieval India: 1000-1526 A.D |date=1986 |publisher=Sterling Publishers |isbn=978-81-207-0573-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=82puAAAAMAAJ |language=en}}<br />
* {{cite book |author=K. A. Nizami |author-link=K. A. Nizami |chapter=The Early Turkish Sultans of Delhi |editor1=Mohammad Habib |editor2=Khaliq Ahmad Nizami |title=A Comprehensive History of India: The Delhi Sultanat (A.D. 1206-1526) |volume=5 |edition=Second |year=1992 |publisher=The Indian History Congress / People's Publishing House |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_9cmAQAAMAAJ |oclc=31870180 }}<br />
* {{cite book |author=Romila Thapar |author-link=Romila Thapar |title=The Past Before Us |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aei9AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA571 |year=2013 |publisher=Harvard University Press |isbn=978-0-674-72651-2 }}<br />
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