He was known as a hardworking, honest young cowherd, but Bappa Rawal's bearing and talents were that of a well-bred prince. And one day he was to unite the divided Rajput clans to regain their lost glory. This gallant 8th century ruler of Chittor lived to be a hundred years old, enjoying his last years in the tranquillity of the remote Himalayas.
A mighty ruler of Chittor who unified the warring Rajputs into a single fighting force and humiliated the Arab invaders in the battle of Rajputana in 8th century AD. He brought Ghazni, Kandahar, Iran, Turan and Khorasan (Modern day Iraq) under Indian rule. Another great Indian ruler the history textbooks conveniently forgot to mention about