Paramara Dynasty

State · 980–1235 CE · at its largest around 980 CE

Rajput dynasty ruling the Malwa region of central India from Dhar; its best-known king, Bhoja, was celebrated as a patron of learning and literature.

On its lands while it lasted

Moinuddin Chishti (c. 1143 CE – 1236 CE): Sufi saint who established the Chishti order in India; his shrine at Ajmer is a major pilgrimage site.
Prithviraj Chauhan (c. 1166 CE – 1192 CE): Chahamana king of Ajmer and Delhi who defeated the Ghurids in 1191 but was defeated and killed after the second battle of Tarain.