Muhammad Ghori's domain now touched upon that of Prithviraj Chauhan. He captured Ghazni and subsequently defeated the Ghaznavid governor of Punjab. While this drama was being enacted, an obscure warlord named Muhammad, hailing from Ghor in present-day Afghanistan, grew increasingly powerful. Prithviraj at the age of 13 killed Bheemdev Solanki, the king of Gujarat, who betrayed his father someshwar chauhan. Thus he was crowned prince of Delhi at the young age of 13 years. He announced Prithviraj Chauhan as his heir. With the stories of Prithviraj's courage, valour and intelligence spreading far and wide, Anangpal the King of Delhi decided to adopt him. Though caught unawares and unarmed, Prithviraj bravely fought the lion and killed it! Tales of his heroism spreading far & wide. One day at the gurukul, young Prithviraj was attacked by a lion. It was here that he was groomed to be the King of Ajmer. Pratha, his sister marries his friend Samar Singh(King of Chittor).Īt his guru Ram Purohit's gurukul (school), Prithviraj learnt shastra vidya (weaponry, armed combat), sahitya (literature), kala (arts) and rajniti shastra (politics).It was here that he learned the art of"shaabd bhedi baan chalaana" that is hittitng a target without seeing the target, that is only on the basis of sound. Prithviraj was their son, born after 10 years of marriage. Kamaladevi married Someshwar Chauhan, the King of Ajmer. His daughter was the beautiful Sanyogita.
Roopsundari married Vijaypal, King of Kannauj. To this day, Prithviraj is considered to be a legendary hero and martyr by Hindus, and his lineage appears quite spread out covering vast tracts of Uttar Pradesh, Harayana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.Īnangpal Tomara II, the King of Delhi, had two daughters, Roopsundari and Kamaladevi. His kingdom included much of the present-day Indian states of Rajasthan and Haryana, and parts of Uttar Pradesh and Punjab. He campaigned against the Chandela Rajputs of Bundelkhand. Delhi was captured from the Tomara Rajputs during the early years of his reign, and was renamed Qila Rai Pithora. The Chauhan succession had been rather confused since the death of Vigraha-raja in 1165 Prithviraj reconsolidated control of the Chauhan kingdom and conquered several neighboring kingdoms, which made his state the leading Hindu kingdom in southern India. His elopement with Sanyogita, the daughter of Jai Chandra, the Gahadvala king of Kannauj, is a popular romantic tale in India, and is one of the subjects of the Prithviraj Raso, an epic poem composed by Prithviraj's court poet, Chand Bardai. 1179, while still a minor, and ruled from the twin capitals of Ajmer and Delhi. 1168 to king Someshwara Chauhan and his wife Karpuravalli. 1168-1192 Hindi: पृथ्वीराज चौहान) Prithviraj Chauhan was a king of the Kshatriya Chauhan (Chahamana) Rajput dynasty, who ruled a kingdom in northern India during the latter half of the 12th century.
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