One of these Sisodia princes crossed the Narbada and became the founder of an independent principality on its southern banks. They claimed descent from the mythical Solar Race, which along with the Lunar Race comprises the genealogy of every Kshatriya family in the land. In what is now known as the modern province of Oudh, there ruled for cen- tries the ancient princes of the Royal Sisodia family. The family tradition tells a long tale of chequered adventures and vicissitudes. It is said that the family was transferred to the uplands of Maharashtra by a Rajput warrior, Devraj Maharana by name. This noble Maratha house claimed an ancient Kshatriya origin. Shivaji Maharaj, the illustrious founder of the Maratha Power, derived his descent from the renowned Bhonsle family.
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