Prithvi Raj Chauhan was the hindu king of Chauhan dynasty in
12th century. He is famous in Indian history for his bravery and
courage.
He was born in 1168 at Ajmer .
His father was Someshwar Chauhan, the king of Ajmer and mother was Kamla devi.
In his childhood, he killed a tiger with his bare hands. He
defeated the king of Gujrat, Bhimdev only at an age of thirteen. For his
bravery , his maternal grandfather angam declared him the king of delhi .
He built a strong Rajput empire and his empire expanded
mainly in north west of India . His empire included Punjab , Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
Chand Bardai, a poet of Prithviraj chauhan court wrote a
poem “Prithviraj Rajo” describing Prithviraj’s life. Chand bardai was also a
friend of Prithviraj
He married to Sumyukta. She was the daughter of Jaichandra
Gahadwal, an enemy of Prithviraj. Their love story is famous in Indian history.
In 1191, he defeated shahabuddin Muhammed Ghori in the first
battle of tarrain. He left Muhammed Ghori unharmed and forgive him. In 1192,
Ghori again attacked Prithviraj and won the battle of second terrain. Ghori not
only arrested Prithviraj but also made him blind with red hot iron rods.
Later prithviraj killed Ghori in an archery competition with
the help of Chand Bardai and he got killed by Ghori’s bodyguard.
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