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Battle Of Chandwar (1452)
The Battle of Chandawar was fought in 1194 between Muhammad of Ghor and Jayachandra of the Gahadavala dynasty. It took place at Chandawar (modern Chandawal near Firozabad), on the Yamuna River close to Agra. The victory of this battle gave Muhammad control of much of North India. The battle was hotly contested, until Jayachandra was killed and his army routed. Notes Sources * * Conflicts in 1193, Chandawar Military history of India, Chandawar 1193 in Asia 12th century in India Battles involving the Ghurids, Chandawar Battles involving the Rajputs, Chandawar {{India-hist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Campaigns Of Muhammad Of Ghor
The Indian campaigns of Muhammad of Ghor were a series of invasions by the Ghurid ruler Muhammad of Ghor (c.1173-1206) in the last quarter of the twelfth and early decade of the thirteenth century which lead to the widespread expansion of the Ghurid empire in the Indian subcontinent. Mu'izz al-Din incursions into India started as early as 1175 and thenceforth continued to lead his armies in the Indian subcontinent until his assassination near the Indus on March 15, 1206. During these invasions, Mu'izz al-Din conquered the Indus Basin from the Ghaznavids and other Ismāʿīlīya rulers and penetrated into the Gangetic doab after defeating a Rajput Confederacy led by Prithviraj Chauhan near Tarain avenging his earlier rout at the same battlefield. While the Ghurid empire was short lived and fell apart in 1215, Mu'izz al-Din's watershed victory in the Second Battle of Tarain established a permanent Muslim presence and influence in the Indian subcontinent. During his campai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
