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Who were Chahamanas ? (please give also the pronunciation for this historical word)

Chahamanas , later known as Chauhanas, is believed to be one of the four fire-born races (agni-kula). There were several branches of Chahamana dynasty,   Chahamanas of Sakambhari, of Lata, of Dhavalapuri, of Partabgarh, of rathambhor, of Naddula, of Javalipura, and the other of satvapura. The main branches ruled in Sakambhari, in modern Sambhar, in jaipur and the others ruling in different places ,were collateral. Some of these were the feudatories of Pratiharas.