Battle of Ajmer
| Battle of Ajmer | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Ghurid Empire | Chahamana | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Qutb ud-Din Aibak |
Hariraja Jaitra | ||||||
  Ajmer Location, where the Battle was fought | |||||||
The Battle of Ajmer, also known as the third rebellion of Ajmer, was fought in 1194 AD between Qutb ud-Din Aibak of the Ghurid dynasty, and Hariraja of Chahamana, in Ajmer, Rajasthan.[1] The Ghurids decisively defeated the Chahamana forces in the ensuing battle.[2]
Battle
[edit]The Ghurid defeated and killed Prithviraja III, and appointed his son, Govindaraja IV as a vassal ruler of the Chahamana kingdom.[3] Meanwhile his uncle Hariraja, drove his nephew and proclaimed himself the ruler of Chahamana.[4]
After this event, Hariraja sent an army under the command of Jaitra to attack Qutb ud-Din Aibak in Delhi. Qutb ud-Din Aibak proceeded to meet them, but on the way there, Jaitra became afraid that he would be overtaken by Aibak, so he retreated to the fort of Ajmer where Hariraja was residing.[5][6]
Under pursuit, Hariraja met with Jaitra, and they advanced to meet Aibak. However, they were defeated, and Aibak took control of Ajmer.[7][6][8] According to Firishta, Hariraja and Jaitra were killed in the battle. According to Tajul-Ma'asir, Jaitra immolated himself. Hammira Mahakavya also quoted this, saying that Jaitra committed self-immolation while Hariraja burned himself with his family.[4][9][10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Singh, R. B. (1964). History Of The Chahamanas. pp. 222–223.
- ^ Singh 1964, pp. 219–220.
- ^ Pandey, Awadh Bihari (1970). Early Medieval India. Central Book Depot. p. 29.
- ^ a b Mehta, Jaswant Lal (1979). Advanced Study in the History of Medieval India. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 80. ISBN 978-81-207-0617-0.
- ^ Ed. R. C. Majumdar. History and Culture of Indian People - 5 Struggle For Empire (Ed. R. C. Majumdar). p. 120.
- ^ a b Rapson, Edward James; Haig, Sir Wolseley; Burn, Sir Richard; Dodwell, Henry (1958). The Cambridge History of India: Turks and Afghans, edited by W. Haig. The University Press. p. 43.
- ^ Arshad, Mohammad (1967). An Advanced History of Muslim Rule in Indo-Pakistan. Ideal Publications. p. 51.
- ^ Srivastava, Ashirbadi Lal (1966). The Sultanate of Delhi, 711-1526 A.D.: Including the Arab Invasion of Sindh, Hindu Rule in Afghanistan and Causes of the Defeat of the Hindus in Early Medieval Age. p. 79.
- ^ Sharma, Dasharatha (1975). Early Chauhan Dynasties. p. 116.
- ^ Srivastava, Ashok Kumar (1972). The Life and Times of Kutb-ud-din Aibak. Govind Satish Prakashan. p. 103.