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Prithviraj Chauhan

Prithviraj Chauhan (1166-1192) was King of Ajmer from 1178 to 1192, succeeding Someshvara and preceding Govindaraja IV. He was defeated and executed by the invading Ghurids after the Second Battle of Tarain in 1192. His love with Samyukta, as well as his many wars fought with his Indian and Muslim neighbors alike, were immortalized in Chand Bhai's Prithviraj Raso epic, written in the 13th century.

Prithviraj Chauhan was born in 1166 in Gujarat, the son of King Someshvara of Ajmer; he came from the Chauhan family of Rajputs. He was educated well and mastered six languages, and, after his father became King of Ajmer, the family moved to Ajmer as well. Prithviraj succeeded his father as king at the age of 11, with his mother serving as regent. He defeated his rebellious cousin Gudapura in battle, and he expanded his northern Indian kingdom against Ajmer's neighbours, including the ruling Chandelas of Bundelkhand. In 1190, the Islamic conqueror Muhammad of Ghor invaded Chahamana territory, forcing Prithviraj to raise an army of 200,000 horsemen and 3,000 elephants to meet the invaders.

In the First Battle of Tarain, Prithviraj defeated the Ghorids and wounded Muhammad, but, in 1192, Muhammad returned. Prithviraj had neglected the affairs of the state and instead lavishly celebrated his first victory over the Muslims; he also had no allies when Muhammad returned, as he had gone to war with all of his neighbours.

When Prithviraj's 303,000-strong army was decisively defeated at the Second Battle of Tarain with a loss of 100,000 men, Prithviraj was taken prisoner and forced to become a vassal of Muhammad. After Prithviraj launched a failed rebellion, Muhammad had him executed.

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