Bundi
and Kota were once a single principality
ruled by the Hada Chauhans, an offshoot of the famous clan of Chauhans
who ruled Delhi and Ajmer. After the defeat of Prithvi Raj Chauhan by
Sultan Mohammed Gori in 1193, the Chauhan nobles sought sanctuary in Mewar.
They were welcomed and proved allies to the Rana.
Yet some young warriors ventured on their own, overpowered the Meena and Bhil, tribals of the Chambal valley and established the kingdom of Hadavati or Hadoti. Later two branches of the Hadas formed two separate states on either side of the Chambal. These were Kota and Bundi.
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