Chitra Katha

Naiki DeviQueen Who Defeated Ghori

In 1178, ruling Gujarat as regent for her young son Mularaja II, she led the Chaulukya army that routed Muhammad of Ghor at Kasahrada below Mount Abu.

Regent of Gujarat, 1175–1178 CE

The full life

1Daughter of the Kadamba king Paramardi (Merutunga).King Paramardi · Naiki Devi

2Queen of Ajayapala; mother of Mularaja II.Naiki Devi · King Ajayapala · Mularaja II

3Gujarat’s army defeated Muhammad of Ghor at Kasahrada in 1178.Naiki Devi · The Sultanate

4The defeat is recorded by both Merutunga and Minhaj-us-Siraj.Naiki Devi

5Muhammad of Ghor turned to the Punjab route after this defeat.Naiki Devi · The Sultanate

6Her son Mularaja II died in 1178; his brother Bhima II succeeded.Naiki Devi · The people

Sources for these facts

Merutunga, Prabandha Chintamani (1305)
Minhaj-us-Siraj, Tabaqat-i-Nasiri
Sundha hill inscription of Chachigadeva (1262 CE)

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