History of Shelar/Shilahar clan in Dhangars.
Lassen suggests that the Shilaharas were of Afghan origin as Silar Kafirs are still found in Afghanistan, but the "Ayya" used in the names of almost all their ministers and the non-Sanskrit names of some of the chiefs support the view that they were of Kannada origin. The Shilaharas of South Konkan were the vassals of Rashtrakutas and ruled from 765 to 1020. shilahara means rock breaker; the coins clearly depict the rock breaking tools.
Shilahara were Chandravanshi/ Yaduvanshi
ReplyDeleteShilaharas were not Dhangars.
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