Battle of Ajmer
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| Battle of Ajmer | |||||||
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Qutb ud-Din Aibak |
Hariraja Jaitra Or Jhat rai | ||||||
Battle of Ajmer also known as Third rebellion of Ajmer. It was fought between Qutubuddin ayebak of ghurid dynasty and hari raja of chahamana.[1]
Battle
The Ghurid defeated and killed Prithviraja III, and appointed his son, Govindaraja IV as a vassal ruler of the Chahamana kingdom.[2] Meanwhile his uncle Hariraja, drove his nephew and proclaimed himself the ruler of Chahamana.[3]
After this event, Hariraja sent an army under the command of jaitra or Jhat rai to attack Qutb ud-Din Aibak in Delhi.[4] Qutb ud-Din Aibak proceeded to meet them but in the mid way, jaitra's heart felt and got afraid that he would overtaken by Ayebak, then he retreated to the fort of Ajmer where Hariraja was residing.[5][6][7] Ayebak pursued jaitra Or Jhat rai, Hariraja joined him and advanced to meet ayebak, but was defeated and ayebak took control of Ajmer.[8][9][10] According to Firishta, Hariraja and jaitra were killed in the battle. but According to Taj-ul Ma'asir, jaitra burned himself to death. Hammira Mahakavya also quoted the same thing that jaitra burned himself and Hariraja also burned himself with his family after come to know that further conflict with the Muslims is fruitless.[11][12][13]
References
- ↑ Singh, R. b (1964). History Of The Chahamanas. pp. 222–223. Search this book on
- ↑ Pandey, Awadh Bihari (1970). Early Medieval India. Central Book Depot. p. 29. Search this book on
- ↑ Mehta, Jaswant Lal (1979). Advanced Study in the History of Medieval India. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 80. ISBN 978-81-207-0617-0. Search this book on
- ↑ Ed. R. C. Majumdar. History and Culture of Indian People - 5 Struggle For Empire (Ed. R. C. Majumdar). p. 120. Search this book on
- ↑ THE SULTANATE OF DELHI BY LAL SRIVASTAVA. p. 79. Search this book on
- ↑ Ed. R. C. Majumdar. History and Culture of Indian People - 5 Struggle For Empire (Ed. R. C. Majumdar). p. 120. Search this book on
- ↑ 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. Search this book on
- ↑ Arshad, Mohammad (1967). An Advanced History of Muslim Rule in Indo-Pakistan. Ideal Publications. p. 51. Search this book on
- ↑ 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. Search this book on
- ↑ THE SULTANATE OF DELHI BY LAL SRIVASTAVA. p. 79. Search this book on
- ↑ Sharma, Dasharatha (1975). Early Chauhan Dynasties. p. 116. Search this book on
- ↑ Mehta, Jaswant Lal (1979). Advanced Study in the History of Medieval India. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 80. ISBN 978-81-207-0617-0. Search this book on
- ↑ Srivastava, Ashok Kumar (1972). The Life and Times of Kutb-ud-din Aibak. Govind Satish Prakashan. p. 103. Search this book on
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