Besides the Muslim accounts of Battles of Tarain, he has been mentioned in several medieval kavyas (epic poems) by Hindu and Jain authors. Much of the information about him comes from the medieval legendary chronicles. The extant inscriptions from Prithviraj's reign are few in number and were not issued by the king himself. 3.7.3 Jain accounts of Prithviraj's downfall.

3.2 Conflict with Nagarjuna and Bhadanakas.The most popular of these accounts is Prithviraj Raso, which presents him as a Rajput. His defeat at Tarain is seen as a landmark event in the Islamic conquest of India, and has been described in several semi-legendary accounts. However, in 1192 CE, Shihabuddin returned with an army of mounted archers and defeated the Rajput army in the Second battle of Tarain, and executed Prithviraj shortly after. He unified several Rajput clans and repelled a Ghorid invasion led by Shihabuddin Ghori. His capital was located at Ajayameru (modern Ajmer).Įarly in his career, Prithviraj achieved military successes against several neighbouring kingdoms, most notably against the Chandela king Paramardi. He controlled much of the present-day Rajasthan, Haryana, and Delhi and some parts of Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Gujrat. He ruled Sapadalaksha, the traditional Chahamana territory, in present-day north-western India. 1178–1192 CE), popularly known as Prithviraj Chauhan or Rai Pithora, was a king from the Chahamana (Chauhan) dynasty. Prithviraja III ( IAST: Pṛthvī-rāja reign.

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