Kachhwaha
The Kachhwaha, or Kachawa is a Rajput clan found primarily in India. Etymology
According to Cynthia Talbot, the meaning of word Kachhwaha is tortoise. Origin
There are many theories on the origin of the Kachhwahas. Suryavansh Origin 
Suryavansh Dynasty or Ikshwaku Dynasty or Raghuvansh Dynasty : Kachwaha claim descent from Kusha, a son of the avatar of Vishnu, Rama, as expressed by them citing historical documents during the Supreme court of India proceedings on Ram Mandir at Ayodhya. Ish Devji a Kachhwaha Raja of outstanding merit, with his capital at Gwalior, is recorded to have died in 967 A.D. Brahmin genealogists place him as being the three hundred & third generation after Ikshwaku. The Kachhwahas of Amber are descendants of Ish Devji. According to Rima Hooja, the Kachhwaha word became popular in the late 16th century during the reign of Raja Man Singh. There are many inscriptions and manuscripts which prove this theory, like the ones found in Balvan, Chatsu, Sanganer and Rewasa. Kurma Avtar Origin 
Another view-point is that the Kachhawahas claim descent from Vishnu's turtle avatar. History

Dulha Rai 
Kachhwaha established their kingdoms in the Dhundhar region of modern Rajasthan in the 11th century. One Kachhwaha Dulha Rai conquered most of the dhundhar area from Bargujars Rajputs. Raja Kakil deo 
After Dulherai, his son Kakil Deo defeated the Meenas of Amer and made Amer the capital of Dhundhar after Khoh. Raja Pajawan 
Raja Pajawan helped Prithviraj Chauhan in his most of the campaigns and conquests. He was married to a cousin of Prithviraj Chauhan. He died before the battle of Tarain. Raja Prithviraj Singh I 
Kachhwaha King Prithviraj Singh I fought along with Rana Sanga at battle of Khanwa. Raja Man Singh I 
He was one of the most trusted noble of Akbar. He was the supreme commander of the Mughal forces. He built the Amer Fort. He built and saved so many Hindu temples from Islamic destruction. Sawai Jai Singh II 
He built the pink city of Jaipur and five astronomical observatives at Delhi, Jaipur, Benaras, Mathura and Ujjain. He also established Govind Dev Ji  temple at Jaipur. Notable people

Khoh Kingdom
 Dulha Rai

Amer Kingdom
 Pajawan
 Prithviraj Singh I
 Bharmal
 Bhagwant Das
 Man Singh I
 Mirza Raja Jai Singh I

Jaipur State
 Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II
 Maharaja Ram Singh I
 Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh I
 Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh
 Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II
 Maharani Gayatri Devi
 Maharaja Sawai Bhawani Singh
 Princess Diya Kumari
 Maharaja Padmanabh Singh

Alwar State
 Rao Raja Pratap Singh
 Colonel HH Raj Rishi Shri Sawai Maharaja Sir Jai Singh
 HH Raj Rishi Shri Sawai Maharaja Jitendra Singh
 Rajkumari Bhuvneshwari Kumari

Shekhawati Region
 Rao Shekha
 Ajit Singh of Khetri

