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{{Infobox King<br />
| name = Jaitrasimha<br />
| title = Maharajadhiraja<br/>Rawal<br />
| succession = Rawal of the [[Guhila dynasty]]<br />
| reign = 1213-1253<br />
| predecessor = Padmasimha<br />
| successor = [[Tejasimha]]<br />
| death_date = 1252<br />
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| house = [[Guhila dynasty|Guhila]]<br />
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| battles = *Battle of Bhutala}}<br />
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'''Rawal Jaitrasimha''' also known as '''Rawal Jaitra Singh''' was the ruler of the [[Guhila dynasty]] from 1213 to 1252. During his rule, the Guhila Kingdom attained a high political status.<ref name="dc">{{cite book |author=D. C. Ganguly |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UQtuAAAAMAAJ |title=The Struggle for Empire |publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan |year=1957 |editor=R. C. Majumdar |editor-link=R. C. Majumdar |series=The History and Culture of the Indian People |page=90 |chapter=Northern India During The Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries |oclc=26241249}}</ref> ''Ekalinga Mahatmya'' mentions his title as ''Rajakula'' (''Rawal''), his own inscriptions call him a ''[[Maharajadhiraja]]'' ("king of great kings").{{sfn|Kalyan Kumar Ganguli|1983|p=70}}<br />
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During his rule, literary works like ''Hamir Mada Mardan'' are found which state that Jaitrasimha was confident in his sword. According to Ram Vallabh Somani, Many other indicators suggest that the Guhila Kingdom at this stage was an independent entity.{{sfn|Ram Vallabh Somani|1976|p=81}}<br />
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== Struggles with the Ghurids and Iltutmish ==<br />
{{See also|Battle of Bhutala|List of wars between the Kingdom of Mewar and the Delhi Sultanate}}<br />
The [[Achaleshwar Mahadev Temple|Achaleshvara]] inscription suggests that Jaitrasimha destroyed [[Naddula]] and defeated the [[Turkic peoples|Turushkas]] (Turkic people).{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=264}} According to historian R. B. Singh, this suggests that the Turkic [[Ghurid dynasty|Ghurid]] invaders had captured Naddula from the [[Chahamanas of Naddula|Chauhans]] (Chahamanas), and Jaitrasimha defeated their local governor. Later, the [[Chahamanas of Javalipura|Jalor Chauhan]] king [[Udayasimha]] (a relative of Jayatasimha), gained control of Naddula.{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=264}} However, D. C. Ganguly believes that Jaitrasimha may have plundered Naddula ''after'' Udayasimha's conquest of Jalore.<ref name="dc" /><br />
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Early in his reign, the [[Delhi Sultanate]] ruler [[Iltutmish]] invaded Mewar, and destroyed Nagada(the then capital of Mewar). Jaitrasimha Guhila (alias Jayatala) suffered heavy losses and retreated , but the Sultanate army retreated when the [[Vaghela dynasty|Vaghela]] chief Viradhavala (a feudatory of Solankis of Gujarat) marched northwards to check their advance and counter them.<ref name="dc" /><br />
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Jaitrasimha seems to have invaded the [[Chaulukya]] territory. During an attempt to capture Kottadaka (modern Kotada), the general of the Mewar army Bala was killed by Tribhuvana-Ranaka (identified with the Solanki king [[Tribhuvanapala]]).{{sfn|Asoke Kumar Majumdar|1956|p=168}}<br />
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According to one record, Ksehma's son Madana fought with the Panchalagudika Jaitramalla at Utthunaka (modern [[Arthuna]]), on behalf of Jesala. Based on identification of Jesala with Jaitrasimha, historian D. C. Ganguly believes that Jaitrasimha's general Madana fought with Jaitramalla, who was probably a chief of the [[Vagad|Vagada]] branch of the Guhilas.<ref name="dc" /><br />
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The Guhila records also credit Jaitrasimha with military success against the king of [[Chahamanas of Shakambhari|Shakambhari]]. The Chauhan dynasty of Shakambhari had already ended by this time, therefore, this may be a reference to his victory over their descendants, the [[Chahamanas of Ranastambhapura|Chauhans of Ranthambore]]. Jaitrasimha is also said to have defeated the Sindhuka army, whose identity is uncertain.<ref name="dc" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== Bibliography ==<br />
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* {{cite book |author=Kalyan Kumar Ganguli |title=Cultural History Of Rajasthan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PXstAAAAMAAJ |year=1983 |publisher=Sundeep Prakashan |oclc=461886025}}<br />
* {{cite book |author=Asoke Kumar Majumdar |title=Chaulukyas of Gujarat |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ffAdAAAAMAAJ |publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan |year=1956 |oclc=4413150 }}<br />
* {{cite book |author=R. B. Singh |title=History of the Chāhamānas |publisher=N. Kishore |year=1964 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TKs9AAAAIAAJ |oclc=11038728 }}<br />
* {{cite book |author=Ram Vallabh Somani |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NcIBAAAAMAAJ |title=History of Mewar, from Earliest Times to 1751 A.D. |publisher=Mateshwari |year=1976 |oclc=2929852}}<br />
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