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'''Prithvi Raj III,''' commonly known as '''Prithviraj Chauhan''' was a Hindu Rajput ruler who ruled the states of Ajmer and Delhi in North India in the late 12th century from 1149–1192 CE<ref>{{Cite web|title=Prithviraj Chauhan (Prithviraj III): Biography, Reign, Administration, And Battles - PWOnlyIAS|url=https://pwonlyias.com/prithviraj-chauhan-prithvirajaiii/|access-date=2024-07-16|website=pwonlyias.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Prithviraja III {{!}} Rajput Chauhan King & Indian History {{!}} Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Prithviraja-III|access-date=2024-07-16|website=www.britannica.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-16|title=Prithviraj Chauhan: जानें पृथ्वीराज चौहान के वंशज, उनकी वीरता और मोहम्मद ग़ोरी के साथ हुए युद्ध के बारे में|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/prithviraj-chauhan-real-story-in-hindi-1637051611-2|access-date=2024-07-16|website=Jagranjosh.com|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Prithviraja III {{!}} Rajput Chauhan King & Indian History {{!}} Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Prithviraja-III|access-date=2024-07-16|website=www.britannica.com|language=en}}</ref>
'''Prithvi Raj III,''' commonly known as '''Prithviraj Chauhan''' was a [[Kshatriya|Hindu Rajput(Kshatriya)ruler]] who ruled the states of Ajmer and Delhi in North India in the late 12th century from 1149–1192 CE<ref>{{Cite web|title=Prithviraj Chauhan (Prithviraj III): Biography, Reign, Administration, And Battles - PWOnlyIAS|url=https://pwonlyias.com/prithviraj-chauhan-prithvirajaiii/|access-date=2024-07-16|website=pwonlyias.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Prithviraja III {{!}} Rajput Chauhan King & Indian History {{!}} Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Prithviraja-III|access-date=2024-07-16|website=www.britannica.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-16|title=Prithviraj Chauhan: जानें पृथ्वीराज चौहान के वंशज, उनकी वीरता और मोहम्मद ग़ोरी के साथ हुए युद्ध के बारे में|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/prithviraj-chauhan-real-story-in-hindi-1637051611-2|access-date=2024-07-16|website=Jagranjosh.com|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Prithviraja III {{!}} Rajput Chauhan King & Indian History {{!}} Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Prithviraja-III|access-date=2024-07-16|website=www.britannica.com|language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Prithviraj Chauhan III statue at Qila Rai Pithora, Delhi.jpg|thumb|Statue of King Prithviraj Chauhan, a great Rajput ruler]]


Prithviraj Chauhan was the last independent Hindu king to sit on the throne of Delhi before Hemu . He ascended the throne in 1169 AD at the age of 20 and ruled from the twin capitals of Ajmer and Delhi, which he inherited from his maternal grandfather Arkpal or Anangpal III of the Tomar/Tanwar Rajput dynasty in Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2023-09-10|title=Anangpal Tomar: All you need to know about his connection with Delhi|url=https://www.news9live.com/knowledge/anangpal-tomar-all-you-need-to-know-about-his-connection-with-delhi-2281040|access-date=2024-07-16|website=News9live|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.drishtiias.com/daily-news-analysis/anang-tal-lake/print_manually|access-date=2024-07-16|website=www.drishtiias.com}}</ref> He controlled most of present-day Rajasthan and Haryana and, to sit upon the throne of Delhi. He controlled much of the present day Rajasthan and Haryana, and unified the Rajputs against muslim invasions. His elopement in 1175 with Samyukta (Sanyogita), daughter of the Gahadwal king Jai Chandra of Kannauj is a popular romantic story in India and is one of the themes of the epic poem ''Prithviraj Raso,''composed by Chauhan's court poet and friend Chand Bardai.<ref>{{Cite web|title=पृथ्वीराज रासो-सार - Prithviraj Raso-Saar- Compilation of Selected Verses of the Entire Story of Raso (An Old and Rare Book) {{!}} Exotic India Art|url=https://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/prithviraj-raso-saar-compilation-of-selected-verses-of-entire-story-of-raso-old-and-rare-book-mzt275/|access-date=2024-07-16|website=www.exoticindiaart.com|language=en}}</ref> Prithviraj Raso also tells us clearly about the caste of Prithviraj Chauhan as a Hindu Rajput(Kshatriya)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shah|first=Aditi|date=2019-11-22|title=Prithviraj Raso: The Man & the Legend|url=https://www.peepultree.world/livehistoryindia/story/people/prithviraj-raso-the-man-the-legend|access-date=2024-07-16|website=PeepulTree|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Medium|url=https://thnnews.medium.com/biography-of-prithviraj-chauhan-the-great-hindu-rajput-king-bd.com|access-date=2024-07-16|website=Medium|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-05-09|title=Who was Prithviraj Chauhan?|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/who-was-prithiviraj-chauhan-1652088854-1|access-date=2024-07-16|website=Jagranjosh.com|language=en}}</ref>.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Prithviraj Chauhan Biography - Early Life, Early Reign and Battles|url=https://www.vedantu.com/biography/prithviraj-chauhan-biography|access-date=2024-07-16|website=VEDANTU|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Prithviraj Raso Chand Bardai|url=https://rgbooks.net/shop/history-of-chauhan/prithviraj-raso-chand-bardai/|access-date=2024-07-16|website=Rajasthani Granthagar|language=en-US}}</ref> It is said that Prithviraj Chauhan defeated Mohammad Ghori in the battle of Tarain and in other small battles 16 times but left him alive each time but later in the 2nd Battle of Tarain Muhammad Ghori defeated and captured Prithviraj Chauhan.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rishi|first=Parul|date=2024-05-21|title=First Battle Of Tarain, History, Background, Causes, Impact|url=https://www.pw.live/exams/ssc/first-battle-of-tarain/|access-date=2024-07-16|website=PHYSICS WALLAH|language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=First Battle of Tarain [1191]: Ghurid Invasion of India {{!}} Ghaznavid Empire {{!}} Prithvi Raj Chauhan|url=https://byjus.com/free-ias-prep/first-battle-of-tarain-1191/|access-date=2024-07-16|website=BYJUS|language=en}}</ref> The ''Prithviraj Raso'' claims that Prithviraj was taken to Ghazna as a prisoner, and blinded. On hearing this, the poet Chand Bardai traveled to Ghazna and tricked Muhammad of Ghor into watching an archery performance by the blind Prithviraj. During this performance, Prithviraj shot the arrow in the direction of Muhammad's voice as he knew the ‘shabd bedi bann’ skill(shooting in the direction by prediction) and killed him. Shortly after, Prithviraj and Chand Bardai killed each other<ref>{{Cite web|title=Prithviraj Chauhan: The Emperor Of Hearts|url=https://historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/prithviraj-chauhan-the-emperor-of-hearts/|access-date=2024-07-16|website=Historical Novel Society}}</ref>.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Prithviraj Chauhan and his Times (An Old and Rare Book) {{!}} Exotic India Art|url=https://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/prithviraj-chauhan-and-his-times-old-and-rare-book-uaf206/|access-date=2024-07-16|website=www.exoticindiaart.com|language=en}}</ref>
Prithviraj Chauhan was the last independent Hindu king to sit on the throne of Delhi before Hemu . He ascended the throne in 1169 AD at the age of 20 and ruled from the twin capitals of Ajmer and Delhi, which he inherited from his maternal grandfather Arkpal or Anangpal III of the Tomar/Tanwar Rajput dynasty in Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2023-09-10|title=Anangpal Tomar: All you need to know about his connection with Delhi|url=https://www.news9live.com/knowledge/anangpal-tomar-all-you-need-to-know-about-his-connection-with-delhi-2281040|access-date=2024-07-16|website=News9live|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.drishtiias.com/daily-news-analysis/anang-tal-lake/print_manually|access-date=2024-07-16|website=www.drishtiias.com}}</ref> He controlled most of present-day Rajasthan and Haryana and, to sit upon the throne of Delhi. He controlled much of the present day Rajasthan and Haryana, and unified the Rajputs against muslim invasions. His elopement in 1175 with Samyukta (Sanyogita), daughter of the Gahadwal king Jai Chandra of Kannauj is a popular romantic story in India and is one of the themes of the epic poem ''Prithviraj Raso,''composed by Chauhan's court poet and friend Chand Bardai.<ref>{{Cite web|title=पृथ्वीराज रासो-सार - Prithviraj Raso-Saar- Compilation of Selected Verses of the Entire Story of Raso (An Old and Rare Book) {{!}} Exotic India Art|url=https://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/prithviraj-raso-saar-compilation-of-selected-verses-of-entire-story-of-raso-old-and-rare-book-mzt275/|access-date=2024-07-16|website=www.exoticindiaart.com|language=en}}</ref> Prithviraj Raso also tells us clearly about the caste of Prithviraj Chauhan as a Hindu Rajput(Kshatriya)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shah|first=Aditi|date=2019-11-22|title=Prithviraj Raso: The Man & the Legend|url=https://www.peepultree.world/livehistoryindia/story/people/prithviraj-raso-the-man-the-legend|access-date=2024-07-16|website=PeepulTree|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Medium|url=https://thnnews.medium.com/biography-of-prithviraj-chauhan-the-great-hindu-rajput-king-bd.com|access-date=2024-07-16|website=Medium|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-05-09|title=Who was Prithviraj Chauhan?|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/who-was-prithiviraj-chauhan-1652088854-1|access-date=2024-07-16|website=Jagranjosh.com|language=en}}</ref>.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Prithviraj Chauhan Biography - Early Life, Early Reign and Battles|url=https://www.vedantu.com/biography/prithviraj-chauhan-biography|access-date=2024-07-16|website=VEDANTU|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Prithviraj Raso Chand Bardai|url=https://rgbooks.net/shop/history-of-chauhan/prithviraj-raso-chand-bardai/|access-date=2024-07-16|website=Rajasthani Granthagar|language=en-US}}</ref> It is said that Prithviraj Chauhan defeated Mohammad Ghori in the battle of Tarain and in other small battles 16 times but left him alive each time but later in the 2nd Battle of Tarain Muhammad Ghori defeated and captured Prithviraj Chauhan.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rishi|first=Parul|date=2024-05-21|title=First Battle Of Tarain, History, Background, Causes, Impact|url=https://www.pw.live/exams/ssc/first-battle-of-tarain/|access-date=2024-07-16|website=PHYSICS WALLAH|language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=First Battle of Tarain [1191]: Ghurid Invasion of India {{!}} Ghaznavid Empire {{!}} Prithvi Raj Chauhan|url=https://byjus.com/free-ias-prep/first-battle-of-tarain-1191/|access-date=2024-07-16|website=BYJUS|language=en}}</ref> The ''Prithviraj Raso'' claims that Prithviraj was taken to Ghazna as a prisoner, and blinded. On hearing this, the poet Chand Bardai traveled to Ghazna and tricked Muhammad of Ghor into watching an archery performance by the blind Prithviraj. During this performance, Prithviraj shot the arrow in the direction of Muhammad's voice as he knew the ‘shabd bedi bann’ skill(shooting in the direction by prediction) and killed him. Shortly after, Prithviraj and Chand Bardai killed each other<ref>{{Cite web|title=Prithviraj Chauhan: The Emperor Of Hearts|url=https://historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/prithviraj-chauhan-the-emperor-of-hearts/|access-date=2024-07-16|website=Historical Novel Society}}</ref>.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Prithviraj Chauhan and his Times (An Old and Rare Book) {{!}} Exotic India Art|url=https://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/prithviraj-chauhan-and-his-times-old-and-rare-book-uaf206/|access-date=2024-07-16|website=www.exoticindiaart.com|language=en}}</ref>

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Prithvi Raj III, commonly known as Prithviraj Chauhan was a Hindu Rajput(Kshatriya)ruler who ruled the states of Ajmer and Delhi in North India in the late 12th century from 1149–1192 CE[1][2][3][4]

Statue of King Prithviraj Chauhan, a great Rajput ruler

Prithviraj Chauhan was the last independent Hindu king to sit on the throne of Delhi before Hemu . He ascended the throne in 1169 AD at the age of 20 and ruled from the twin capitals of Ajmer and Delhi, which he inherited from his maternal grandfather Arkpal or Anangpal III of the Tomar/Tanwar Rajput dynasty in Delhi.[5][6] He controlled most of present-day Rajasthan and Haryana and, to sit upon the throne of Delhi. He controlled much of the present day Rajasthan and Haryana, and unified the Rajputs against muslim invasions. His elopement in 1175 with Samyukta (Sanyogita), daughter of the Gahadwal king Jai Chandra of Kannauj is a popular romantic story in India and is one of the themes of the epic poem Prithviraj Raso,composed by Chauhan's court poet and friend Chand Bardai.[7] Prithviraj Raso also tells us clearly about the caste of Prithviraj Chauhan as a Hindu Rajput(Kshatriya)[8][9][10].[11][12] It is said that Prithviraj Chauhan defeated Mohammad Ghori in the battle of Tarain and in other small battles 16 times but left him alive each time but later in the 2nd Battle of Tarain Muhammad Ghori defeated and captured Prithviraj Chauhan.[13][14] The Prithviraj Raso claims that Prithviraj was taken to Ghazna as a prisoner, and blinded. On hearing this, the poet Chand Bardai traveled to Ghazna and tricked Muhammad of Ghor into watching an archery performance by the blind Prithviraj. During this performance, Prithviraj shot the arrow in the direction of Muhammad's voice as he knew the ‘shabd bedi bann’ skill(shooting in the direction by prediction) and killed him. Shortly after, Prithviraj and Chand Bardai killed each other[15].[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Prithviraj Chauhan (Prithviraj III): Biography, Reign, Administration, And Battles - PWOnlyIAS". pwonlyias.com. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  2. ↑ "Prithviraja III | Rajput Chauhan King & Indian History | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  3. ↑ "Prithviraj Chauhan: जानें पृथ्वीराज चौहान के वंशज, उनकी वीरता और मोहम्मद ग़ोरी के साथ हुए युद्ध के बारे में". Jagranjosh.com (in Hindi). 2021-11-16. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  4. ↑ "Prithviraja III | Rajput Chauhan King & Indian History | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  5. ↑ "Anangpal Tomar: All you need to know about his connection with Delhi". News9live. 2023-09-10. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  6. ↑ www.drishtiias.com https://www.drishtiias.com/daily-news-analysis/anang-tal-lake/print_manually. Retrieved 2024-07-16. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ "पृथ्वीराज रासो-सार - Prithviraj Raso-Saar- Compilation of Selected Verses of the Entire Story of Raso (An Old and Rare Book) | Exotic India Art". www.exoticindiaart.com. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  8. ↑ Shah, Aditi (2019-11-22). "Prithviraj Raso: The Man & the Legend". PeepulTree. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  9. ↑ "Medium". Medium. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  10. ↑ "Who was Prithviraj Chauhan?". Jagranjosh.com. 2022-05-09. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  11. ↑ "Prithviraj Chauhan Biography - Early Life, Early Reign and Battles". VEDANTU. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  12. ↑ "Prithviraj Raso Chand Bardai". Rajasthani Granthagar. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  13. ↑ Rishi, Parul (2024-05-21). "First Battle Of Tarain, History, Background, Causes, Impact". PHYSICS WALLAH. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  14. ↑ "First Battle of Tarain [1191]: Ghurid Invasion of India | Ghaznavid Empire | Prithvi Raj Chauhan". BYJUS. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  15. ↑ "Prithviraj Chauhan: The Emperor Of Hearts". Historical Novel Society. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  16. ↑ "Prithviraj Chauhan and his Times (An Old and Rare Book) | Exotic India Art". www.exoticindiaart.com. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
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