ROYAL YADAVS
Yadav kingdoms
The
lineage of several rulers of ancient and medieval India is traced to
Yadu. These include Lord Shri Krishna, as well as historical rulers such
as King Porus, who fought
Alexander the Great in the Battle of the
Hydaspes River. As Raghav (Raghuvanshi) of Suryavansha, The Yaduvanshi
is one of the sub-divisions of Chandravanshi Rajputs.
Rawal Jaisal laid the foundation stone of Jaisalmer in 1156 A.D. He hailed from the Yaduvanshi Rajput kin group. The city has an interesting legend associated with it, according to which, Lord Krishna, the head of the Yadav Clan, foretold Arjuna, one of the Pandava brothers of the Mahabharata that a remote descendent of the Yadav Clan would build his kingdom atop the Trikuta Hill. His prophecy was fulfilled in 1156 AD when Rawal Jaisal, abandoned his fort at Lodurva and founded a new capital Jaisalmer, perched on the Trikuta Hill. However, historical facts contradicts this claim, because Trikuta Hill is actually near Deccan, a range of hills bordering Nashik, where one Abhira dynasty, Traikuta, directly claiming descent from ancient Haihai Yadav King, Nala, in 5th century A.D., had built kingdom on original Trikuta Hill, and hence assumed the title Traikuta.
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