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| name = Samanasimha<br />
| title = Maharajadhiraja{{sfn |Ram Vallabh Somani|1976|loc=page 77 "It may be noted that in his inscriptions upto 202 A.D., Samantsingh used the modest title of Maharaja, whereas after that date he adopted the title of ‘Maharaja- dhiraj'"}}<br>Maharaja<br>Rawal<br />
| succession = Rawal of the [[Guhila dynasty]]<br />
| reign = 1177&ndash;1192<br />
| predecessor = Kshemasimha<br />
| successor = Kumarasimha<br />
| death_date = 1192<br />
| death_place = Tarain, [[Taraori]] near [[Karnal]]<br />
| issue = Kumarasimha<br />
| house = [[Guhila dynasty]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Samantasimha''' or '''Samant Singh''' was the ruler of the [[Guhila dynasty]] during the second half of the 12th century. He succeeded his father Kshemasimha.{{sfn |Ram Vallabh Somani|1976|loc=page 76 "Maharawal Samantsingh* son of Khhemsingh of Mewar seems, to have fought fiercely with him in VB. 7288 (768. D.)"}} After the death of the powerful [[Chaulukya dynasty|Chaulakya]] king [[Kumarapala (Chaulukya dynasty)|Kumarapal]], Samantsingh successfully invaded Gujarat. He was later deposed from Mewar. He sought refuge in Vagad and established himself there but was soon expelled from there as well.<br />
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Historian [[Gaurishankar Hirachand Ojha|G.H. Ojha]] theorizes that he eventually died fighting in the [[Second Battle of Tarain]].{{Sfn|Rima Hooja|2006|p=349}}<br />
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== Background ==<br />
By the mid-12th century, the Guhilas had been subjugated by the [[Chaulukya dynasty|Chaulukyas of Gujarat]].<ref name="A.K. Majumdar">{{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 | page=128}}</ref><br />
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=== Expedition of Gujarat ===<br />
After the death of its very powerful ruler Kumarapala in 1172 and ascension of his son [[Ajayapala]], Samantsingh found it opportune to invade the territory of Gujarat. This invasion coincided with an ensued confusion over the kingdom of Chaulukyas after the death of Kumarapala.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}<br />
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Ajayapala had to initially face defeat at hands of Samantsingh. Later, one of the feudatories of the Chalukyas, [[Paramaras of Chandravati|Dharavarsha of Chandravati]], sent his younger brother, ''Prahalad'' who defeated and repelled Samantsingh. After this expedition, he was able to extend his influence beyond the western boundaries of Mewar.{{sfn |Ram Vallabh Somani|1976|loc=page 76 - 77}}<br />
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=== Invasion by Kirtipal ===<br />
After the [[Battle of Kasahrada]], Chaulukya King [[Mularaja]] passed away soon and was succeeded by [[Bhima II]], who was a minor at the time. Many feudatories of Gujarat at this time struggled to increase their power and the kingdom remained very unstable. This gave an opportunity to the Chahamana ruler of Jalore, [[Kirtipala]] to invade Mewar in 1179 and depose Samantsingh. Samantsingh had to take shelter in [[Vagad]] where he ousted its Guhila rulers. He couldn't stay in Vagad long either from where he was soon ousted by Bhim II.{{sfn |Ram Vallabh Somani|1976|loc=page 78 - 79}}<br />
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=== Later life ===<br />
After being expelled from Vagad, Samantsingh sought shelter under [[Prithviraja III]] of [[Chahamanas of Shakambhari|Ajmer]] with whom he participated in the [[Second battle of Tarain]].{{sfn|Rima Hooja|2006|pp=350}} He was killed in this battle.<br />
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* {{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 />
*{{Cite book|author=Rima Hooja|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tosMAQAAMAAJ |title=A history of Rajasthan |year=2006| publisher=Rupa & Co. |isbn=9788129108906 |language=en |oclc=80362053}}<br />
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