Kalachuri

Kalachuri also called Haihaya is a clan of Rajputs.^[1][2] They ruled multiple principalities like Chedi^[2], Mahishmati,^[3] Tripuri,^[4][5] Ratnapura^[6] and Kalyani.^[7]

Origin

The Kalachuris claim to be descendants of Haihaya, grandson of Yadu of Chandravamsha.^[8][9][10]

References

1. Russell, Robert Vane (2020-09-28). The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India (Complete). Library of Alexandria. ISBN 978-1-4655-8294-2.
2. K̲h̲ān̲, Rānā Muḥammad Sarvar (2005). The Rajputs: History, Clans, Culture, and Nobility. Rana Muhammad Sarwar Khan. p. 293. Chedi dynasty of Haihaya Rajputs ruled over the upper valley ...
3. Asopa, Jai Narayan (1976). Origin of the Rajputs. Bharatiya Publishing House.
4. Imperial Gazetteer of India: Provincial Series. Superintendent of Government Printing. 1908. p. 9. Kalachuri or Chedi dynasty of Haihaya Rajputs ruled over the upper valley of the Narbada , with their capital at Tripura
5. Russell, Robert Vane (1916). pt. II. Descriptive articles on the principal castes and tribes of the Central Provinces. Macmillan and Company, limited. p. 454. Haihaya or Kalachuri Rajput kings of Tripura or Tewar near Jubbulpore . This dynasty had an era of their own , commencing in A.D. 248 , and their line continued until the tenth or eleventh century .
6. Commissioner, India Census (1933). Census of India, 1931. Manager of Publications. p. 349. Haihaya Rajput dynasty , perhaps akin to the rulers of Chedi , established itself at Ratanpur , and extended its authority over the greater part of the territory included in the present districts of Raipur and Bilaspur .
7. Sen, Sailendra Nath (1999). Ancient Indian History and Civilization. New Age International. ISBN 978-81-224-1198-0.
8. Shastri, J. L.; Tagare, Dr G. V. (2004-01-01). The Narada-Purana Part 1: Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology Volume 15. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 978-81-208-3882-6.
9. The Vishnu Purana a System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition Translated from the Original Sanskrit, and Illustrated by Notes Derived Chiefly from Other Puranas by the Late H.H. Wilson: 4. Trubner & C. 1868.
10. Dowson, John (1888). A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature. Trübner.