According to the given information, the Agnivanshi clans, including the Chauhans, posed a threat to the power-base of the Guhilots in the region now known as Rajasthan.

Several Chauhan inscriptions name a legendary hero called Chahamana as their ancestor.

According to the given information, the Chauhan kingdom broke into the Satyapura and Devda branches after the invasion of Qutbu l-Din Aibak in 1197, which suggests that the kingdom was divided into several smaller kingdoms.

The 15th-century Hammira Mahakavya of Nayachandra Suri describes the life of the Ranthambore branch ruler Hammira.

The earliest extant inscription that describes the origin of the Chauhans is the 1119 CE Sevadi inscription of Ratnapala, a ruler of the Naddula Chahamana dynasty.

According to the Agnivanshi myth, some of the Rajput clans originated from Agni, in a sacrificial fire pit. This legend was probably invented by the 10th-century Paramara court poet Padmagupta.

The 16th-century Surjana-Charita was composed by the Bengali poet Chandra Shekhara under the patronage of the Ranthambore ruler Rao Surjana.

The Agnivanshi myth is mentioned in the Nava-sahasanka-charita, a work by the 10th-century Paramara court poet Padmagupta. However, in this myth, only the Paramaras are mentioned as fire-born, while the Chauhans, Parihars, and Chalukyas are not mentioned.

According to the given information, the Chauhans were historically a powerful group in the region now known as Rajasthan for around 400 years from the 7th century CE.

According to the given information, the Chauhan Rajputs struggled with the Delhi Sultanate to control the strategic areas of Delhi, Punjab, and Gujarat, which were located in the regions of Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh.