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Prithviraj ChauhanRai Pithora of Delhi

In 1191 at Tarain near Thanesar he defeated Muhammad of Ghor and drove his army from the field, before losing on the same ground the next year.

c. 1166–1192 CE; reigned 1178–1192

The full life
1Son of Someshvara and Karpuradevi.Someshvara · Karpuradevi
2Capital: Ajmer; the Delhi fort Qila Rai Pithora bears his name.Prithviraj Chauhan · The people
3Won the First Battle of Tarain, 1191.Prithviraj Chauhan · The Sultanate
4Defeated and killed after the Second Battle of Tarain, 1192.Prithviraj Chauhan · The Sultanate
5His life is told in Jayanaka’s Prithviraja Vijaya.The court poet · Prithviraj Chauhan
6His son Govindaraja later ruled from Ranthambhor.The people

Sources for these facts

  • Jayanaka, Prithviraja Vijaya
  • Minhaj-us-Siraj, Tabaqat-i-Nasiri
  • Hasan Nizami, Taj-ul-Maasir
  • Madanpur inscriptions (1182 CE)

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