Kumarpal Solanki was the famous king of this dynasty who ruled between 1143 to 1172 A.D. Chalukyas were Jains and this tradition was also in Solankies. to 1186 from Kalyan on Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. Another branch of Chalukyas ruled between 973 A.D. Solankies were descendents of Chalukyas of Karnataka in 6th to 8 century A.D. Solankies ruled on Gujarat before 900 years. Salunkhes are descendents of Solanki Dynasty of Gujarat. The Solankis are found UP and in small numbers in MP (Hoshangabad and Nimar). From these Chalukya or Solanki rulers the Baghel clan arose, which afetrwards migrated to Rewah. The principal king of this line was Sidh raj Solanki, which is well known to tradition. In the 10th century apparaently another branch of the scion migrated from Rajputana into Gujarat and established a new dynasty there, owing to which Gujarat, which had formerly been known as Lata, obtained its present name. The Rastrakuta kings governed for 2 centuries and in AD 973 Taila or Tailapa II, a scion of the old Chalukya stock, restored the family of his ancestors to its former glory and founded the dynasty known as that of the Chalukya of kalyan, which lasted like that which it superseeded for nearly 2 centuries and a quarter, up to AD 1190. As early as AD 350 Pulakesin I made himself master of the town of Vatapi, the modern Badami in the Bijapur District and founded a dynsty, which developed into the most powerful kingdom south of the Nerbudda, and lasted 2 centuries, when it was overthrown by the Rastrakuta Pulakesin II, one of this Chalukya dynasty successfully defended an inroad of the great emperor Harsha Vardhana of Kannauj, who aspired the conquest of the whole of India. Here they were commonly called Chalukya, though in northern India the name Solanki is more common. They were not very prominenet in rajputana, but were very prominent in the Deccan. Another version is that their original name is Chaluka, because they were formed in the palm (chalu) of the hand. It is said that the word got corrupted to ‘Milonki’ and later on to ‘Solinki’. He came to be known as ‘Chilonki’ because it is believed that as Brahma had prepared the putla or human image on his hand, then had thrown it into fire, the man had born. He was holding a sword in one hand and Ved in the other. It is said that Brahma created a young man from fire. The Marathi septs of Chalukya are: Chalukya, Chalke, Ingale, Pisal, Rannavre, Dubal, Mahale and of Solanki: Salunke, Pandhare, Patankar, Patole, Shevale, Babar, Padwal, Magar, Randheer, Ranpise, Sonvane, Gunjal, Lahane, Vyavhare, Navale, Londhe Chalukya (Solinki or Chalok) with 16 branches.