![]() The Prithviraj Vijaya is the only surviving literary work from the reign of Prithviraj Chauhan. Prithviraj Chauhan was born on the 12th day of Jyeshtha month according to the Prithviraj Vijaya. Gujarat was the birthplace of both Prithviraj and his younger brother Hariraja. Prithviraj Chauhan was born to the King of Chahamana king Someshvara and The queen Karpuadevi, who was a princess of Kalachuri. The defeat of Prithviraj Chauhan at Tarain is considered a landmark in the history of the Islamic conquest of India. Prithviraj Chauhan fled away from the battlefield but was captured near Sirsa. On the same battlefield in 1192 CE, Ghori came back with Turkish mounted archers and defeated the Rajput army. In 1192 CE, the alliance led by Prithviraj Chauhan included several Rajput Kings and it defeated the Ghurid army which was led by Muhammad Ghori in Taraori. He took over the kingdom at a young age and his kingdom stretched from Thanesar in the North to Jahazpur in the south. He ruled over Sapadalaksha, with his capital at Ajmer (at present-day Rajasthan). Prithviraj Chauhan was a king from the Chauhan dynasty and was also known as Rai Pithora. ![]()
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