What the records say
- When
- 1191
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 29.78° N, 76.94° E
- Description
- 1191 battle near modern Taraori, India
Placed at the coordinates of its Wikipedia articles (2 of 2 languages agree).
First Battle of Tarain
1191 battle between Ghurids and Rajput confederation
First Battle of Tarain, also known as the First Battle of Taraori, was fought on 14 January 1191 between the Ghurid forces led by Muhammad of Ghor and the Rajput Confederacy led by Prithviraj Chauhan, near Tarain. The battle ended in a victory for the Rajputs; however, Muhammad of Ghor managed to escape and returned to Ghazni.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Tarain: Sultan Muhammad of Ghor invades northern India, but is defeated by Rajput forces under Prithviraja III, ruler of Ajmer and Delhi”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page