medieval India · Chahamana

First Battle of Tarain

Prithviraj Chauhan defeated Muhammad of Ghor near Tarain, forcing the Ghurid army to withdraw before it returned the following year.

UPSC relevance

High relevance for the Ghurid advance, the Chahamanas, and the paired chronology of the two Battles of Tarain.

The visual decisiveness bar on the explorer is an editorial study aid, not a troop-strength or casualty estimate.