Battle of Tarain (1191)

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battle medieval battle

The Battle of Tarain (1191) was a major medieval conflict in northern India in which the Rajput king Prithviraj Chauhan defeated the invading forces of Muhammad of Ghor, temporarily halting Ghurid expansion.

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Label Occurrences
First Battle of Tarain 4
Battle of Tarain (1191) canonical 1
First Battle of Tarain (1191) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
medieval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Tarain (1191) ⓘ
surface form: First Battle of Tarain

First Battle of Taraori ⓘ
associatedWith Delhi Sultanate–Rajput conflicts ⓘ
surface form: Ghurid–Rajput conflicts

Prithviraj Raso ⓘ
attacker Ghurid Empire ⓘ
belligerent Chahamana dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Chahamana (Chauhan) dynasty

Ghurid Empire ⓘ
Muhammad of Ghor ⓘ
Prithviraj Chauhan ⓘ
Rajput confederacy ⓘ
category 12th-century conflicts ⓘ
Battles involving the Ghurid Empire ⓘ
Battles involving the Rajputs ⓘ
chronology fought before the Second Battle of Tarain ⓘ
combatantType cavalry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
war elephants ⓘ
commander Muhammad of Ghor ⓘ
Prithviraj Chauhan ⓘ
conflictType pitched battle ⓘ
date 1191 ⓘ
defender Chahamana dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Chahamana (Chauhan) kingdom
era medieval India ⓘ
followedBy Second Battle of Tarain (1192) ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Tarain (1192)

Second Battle of Tarain (1192) ⓘ
surface form: Second Battle of Tarain
historicalPeriod late 12th century ⓘ
historicalRegion Delhi–Ajmer frontier zone ⓘ
impact delayed establishment of lasting Muslim rule in northern India ⓘ
involvedDynasty Chahamana dynasty ⓘ
Ghurid Empire ⓘ
surface form: Ghurid dynasty
locatedIn northern India ⓘ
present-day Haryana, India ⓘ
location Tarain ⓘ
Taraori ⓘ
militaryTheater northwestern Indian subcontinent ⓘ
namedAfter Tarain (Taraori) region ⓘ
opponentOf Ghurid Empire ⓘ
Muhammad of Ghor ⓘ
partOf Ghurid invasions ⓘ
surface form: Ghurid invasions of India

Indian medieval warfare ⓘ
precededBy Ghurid advance into northwestern India ⓘ
result Rajput victory ⓘ
defeat of Muhammad of Ghor ⓘ
temporary halt of Ghurid expansion in northern India ⓘ
significance checked early Ghurid attempts to conquer the Gangetic plain ⓘ
year 1191 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ghurid Empire → notableBattle → Battle of Tarain (1191) ⓘ
Muhammad of Ghor → battle → Battle of Tarain (1191) ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Battle of Tarain
Battle of Tarain (1191) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Tarain (1191) ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Battle of Tarain
Chauhan dynasty → majorBattle → Battle of Tarain (1191) ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Battle of Tarain
Second Battle of Tarain (1192) → follows → Battle of Tarain (1191) ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Battle of Tarain (1191)
Taraori → historicalEvent → Battle of Tarain (1191) ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Battle of Tarain