Taraori

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Taraori is a town in the Karnal district of Haryana, India, known historically as the site of the Battles of Tarain between Prithviraj Chauhan and Muhammad Ghori.

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Taraori canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town
administrativeDivision municipal committee
agriculturalProduct other food grains
rice
wheat
associatedDynasty Chauhan dynasty
associatedEmpire Ghurid Empire
associatedWith Muhammad of Ghor
surface form: Muhammad Ghori

Prithviraj Chauhan
battlefield site of major medieval battles
category Cities and towns in Karnal district
country India
district Karnal district
economy agriculture-based
governingBody local municipal committee
historicalEvent Battle of Tarain (1191)
surface form: First Battle of Tarain

Second Battle of Tarain (1192)
surface form: Second Battle of Tarain
historicalName Tarain
historicalPeriod 12th century
historicalRegion northwestern Indian subcontinent
historicalSignificance key site in the struggle for control of northern India in the 12th century
knownFor Battles of Tarain
medieval battles between Rajputs and Ghurids
languageSpoken Haryanvi
Hindi
locatedBetween Karnal
Thanesar
surface form: Kurukshetra
locatedIn Haryana
surface form: Haryana state of India

northern India
locatedNear National Highway 44 NERFINISHED
nearbyRiver Yamuna river region (broadly)
nearestCity Karnal
Thanesar
surface form: Kurukshetra
officialLanguage Hindi
partOf Karnal district
region Doab between Yamuna and Ghaggar rivers
Karnal division
religion Hinduism (majority)
Islam (minority)
Sikhism (minority)
state Haryana
strategicLocation on route between Delhi and northern India
timeZone Indian Standard Time
transport served by road via National Highway 44
utcOffset +05:30

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