What is Chandravanshi?
'''Chandravanshi''' refers to a person belonging to Lunar dynasty of ancient India. The Chandravanshi clan is also an ancient [[Kshatriya]] (warrior) dynasty of [[Rajput]]s<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ScA-EAAAQBAJ&dq=Chandravanshi+rajput+history&pg=PA48|title=Indian History, Culture & Panorama Quick Revision Material for UPSC & State PSC General Studies Exams|last=Experts|first=Disha|date=2021-08-01|publisher=Disha Publications|isbn=978-93-91025-04-5|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K7ZZzk8cXh8C&dq=Chandravanshi+rajput+history&pg=PA6|title=Series-16 Indian History–Medieval India|publisher=Upkar Prakashan|language=en}}</ref> of India.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pWMOEAAAQBAJ&dq=Chandravanshi+rajput+history&pg=PT48|title=Ruler's Creed|last=Tomar|first=Vikas|date=2020-11-19|publisher=Partridge Publishing|isbn=978-1-4828-7166-1|language=en}}</ref> They are said to be descendants from the Moon (Chandra). The term ''Chandravanshi'' literally means ''Descendants of the Moon'' in [[Sanskrit]]. The [[Hindu]] God [[Krishna]] is believed to be born in the [[Yaduvanshi rajput clans|Yaduvansh]] branch of the Lunar dynasty.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bLZ-DwAAQBAJ&dq=Chandravanshi+rajput+history&pg=PA140|title=The History Compendium for IAS Prelims General Studies Paper 1 & State PSC Exams 3rd Edition|last=Experts|first=Disha|date=2018-12-17|publisher=Disha Publications|isbn=978-93-88373-03-6|language=en}}</ref> According to the Shatapatha Brahmana, Pururavas was the son of [[Buddha]] (himself often described as the son of Soma) and the gender-switching deity Ila (born as the daughter of Manu). Pururavas's great-grandson was Yayati, who had five sons named Yadu, Turvasu, Druhyu, Anu, and Puru. These seem to be the names of five [[Vedic]] tribes as described in the [[Vedas]]. According to the [[Mahabharata]], the dynasty's progenitor Ila ruled from Prayag, and had a son Shashabindu who ruled in the country o