Question
Download Solution PDFWho defeated Mohammad Ghori in the First Battle of Tarain fought in the year 1191?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Prithviraj Chauhan.
Key Points
- First Battle of Tarain (1191):
- Participants: Prithviraj Chauhan vs. Muhammad of Ghori.
- Outcome: Victory for Prithviraj Chauhan.
- Second Battle of Tarain (1192):
- Participants: Prithviraj Chauhan vs. Muhammad of Ghori.
- Outcome: Decisive victory for Muhammad of Ghori.
- Consequence: Prithviraj Chauhan was captured and executed; established Muslim rule in northern India.
- Significance:
- Paved the way for the Delhi Sultanate.
- Qutb-ud-din Aibak, Muhammad of Ghori's former slave, founded the Mamluk Dynasty in 1206, establishing the first Delhi Sultanate.
Additional Information
- Vasudeva founded the Kanva Dynasty.
- Overthrew the last Shunga king around 75 BCE.
- Ruled parts of northern and central India.
- Yashovarman of Kannauj: 8th-century king, founded Varman dynasty, military conquests, patron of arts, defeated Bengal ruler.
- Vidyadhar: 11th-century ruler of Chandela dynasty, fortified Khajuraho temples, resisted Ghaznavid invasions, patron of architecture.
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