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	\| conflict = Battle of Chandawar		\| conflict = Battle of Chandawar
	\| date = ~~1193~~		\| partof = [[Indian campaigns of Muhammad of Ghor]]
			\| date = 1194
	\| place = modern Chandawal near [[Firozabad]]		\| place = modern Chandawal near [[Firozabad]]
	\| result = Ghurid victory{{sfn\|~~Abul Barkat Muhammud~~ Habibullah\|1957\|p=53}}		\| result = Ghurid victory{{sfn\|Habibullah\|1957\|p=53}}
	\| combatant1 = [[Ghurid Empire]]		\| combatant1 = [[Ghurid Empire]]
	\| combatant2 = [[Gahadavala dynasty\|Gahadavala kingdom]]		\| combatant2 = [[Gahadavala dynasty\|Gahadavala kingdom]]
	\| commander1 = [[Muhammad of Ghor]]		\| commander1 = [[Muhammad of Ghor]]<br>[[Qutb ud din Aibak]]
	\| commander2 = [[~~Jaichand of Kannauj~~]]{{KIA}}		\| commander2 = [[Jayachandra]]{{KIA}}
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	The '''Battle of Chandawar''' was fought between [[Muhammad of Ghor]] and [[~~Jaichand of Kannauj~~]] of the [[Gahadavala dynasty]] ~~in 1193~~.{{sfn\|Jain\|2001\|p=220}} It took place at Chandawar (modern Chandawal near [[Firozabad]]{{sfn\|Jackson\|2003\|p=10}}), on the [[Yamuna River]] close to [[Agra]]. The victory of this battle gave Muhammad control of much of [[~~northern~~ India]].<ref>{{Cite journal\|author=Carnegy, P.\|year=1873\|title=Benoudha, Part III\|journal=Calcutta Review\|volume=56\|issue=109\|pages=43–58, [https://books.google.com/books?id=vJwbAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA50 pages 50 to 52]}}</ref> The battle was hotly contested, until ~~Jaichand~~ was killed and his army routed.{{sfn\|~~Abul Barkat Muhammud~~ Habibullah\|1957\|p=53}}		The '''Battle of Chandawar''' was fought in 1194 between [[Muhammad of Ghor]] and [[Jayachandra]] of the [[Gahadavala dynasty]].{{sfn\|Jain\|2001\|p=220}} It took place at Chandawar (modern Chandawal near [[Firozabad]]),{{sfn\|Jackson\|2003\|p=10}} on the [[Yamuna River]] close to [[Agra]]. The victory of this battle gave Muhammad control of much of [[North India]]. The battle was hotly contested, until Jayachandra was killed and his army routed.{{sfn\|Habibullah\|1957\|p=53}}

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	==Sources==		==Sources==
	*{{cite book\|first=Peter \|last=Jackson\|title=The Delhi Sultanate: A Political and Military History\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lt2tqOpVRKgC&pg=PA10\|year=2003\|publisher=Cambridge University Press\|isbn=978-0-521-54329-3 }}		{{refbegin}}
	*{{cite book \|title=The India They Saw: Foreign Accounts: 8th-15th Centuries \|volume=II \|editor-first=Meenakshi \|editor-last=Jain \|publisher=Ocean Books Pvt. Ltd. \|year=2001 }}		*{{cite book \|first=Peter \|last=Jackson \|title=The Delhi Sultanate: A Political and Military History \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lt2tqOpVRKgC&pg=PA10 \|year=2003 \|publisher=Cambridge University Press \|isbn=978-0-521-54329-3}}
			*{{cite book \|title=The India They Saw: Foreign Accounts: 8th-15th Centuries \|volume=II \|editor-first=Meenakshi \|editor-last=Jain \|publisher=Ocean Books Pvt. Ltd. \|year=2001}}
	{{cite book \|author= Abul Barkat Muhammud ~~Habibullah~~\|title= The Foundation of Muslim rule in India \|url= https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.199570/page/n71/mode/2up \|year= 1957}}		* {{cite book \|author=Habibullah \|first=Abul Barkat Muhammud \|title=The Foundation of Muslim rule in India \|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.199570/page/n71/mode/2up \|publisher=Central Book Depot \|year=1957 \|edition=3rd \|location=Allahabad \|language=en}}
			{{refend}}

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	\| conflict = ~~none~~		\| conflict = Battle of Chandawar
	\| date = 1193 ~~or 1194~~		\| date = 1193
	\| place = modern Chandawal near [[~~Ferozabad~~]]		\| place = modern Chandawal near [[Firozabad]]
	\| result = Ghurid victory{{sfn\|Abul Barkat Muhammud Habibullah\|1957\|p=53}}		\| result = Ghurid victory{{sfn\|Abul Barkat Muhammud Habibullah\|1957\|p=53}}
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	\| combatant2 = [[Gahadavala dynasty\|Gahadavala kingdom]]		\| combatant2 = [[Gahadavala dynasty\|Gahadavala kingdom]]
	\| commander1 = [[~~Mohammad Ghori~~]]		\| commander1 = [[Muhammad of Ghor]]
	\| commander2 = [[Jaichand of Kannauj]]		\| commander2 = [[Jaichand of Kannauj]]{{KIA}}
			\| coordinates = {{coord\|27.107\|N\|78.367\|E\|display=inline, title}}
			\| map_type = South Asia
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			\| map_size = 300px
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			\| map_caption = Location of the Battle of Chandawar
			\| map_label = Chandawar
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	The '''Battle of Chandawar''' ~~(1193 or 1194)~~ was fought between [[~~Mohammad Ghori~~]] and [[Jaichand of Kannauj]] of the [[Gahadavala]] ~~dynasty~~.{{sfn\|Jain\|2001\|p=220}} It took place at Chandawar (modern Chandawal near [[~~Ferozabad~~]]{{sfn\|Jackson\|2003\|p=10}}), on the [[Yamuna River]] close to [[Agra]]. ~~, giving Ghori~~ control of much of northern India.<ref>{{Cite journal\|author=Carnegy, P.\|year=1873\|title=Benoudha, Part III\|journal=Calcutta Review\|volume=56\|issue=109\|pages=43–58, [https://books.google.com/books?id=vJwbAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA50 pages 50 to 52]}}</ref> The battle was hotly contested, until Jaichand was killed and his army routed.{{sfn\|Abul Barkat Muhammud Habibullah\|1957\|p=53}}		The '''Battle of Chandawar''' was fought between [[Muhammad of Ghor]] and [[Jaichand of Kannauj]] of the [[Gahadavala dynasty]] in 1193.{{sfn\|Jain\|2001\|p=220}} It took place at Chandawar (modern Chandawal near [[Firozabad]]{{sfn\|Jackson\|2003\|p=10}}), on the [[Yamuna River]] close to [[Agra]]. The victory of this battle gave Muhammad control of much of [[northern India]].<ref>{{Cite journal\|author=Carnegy, P.\|year=1873\|title=Benoudha, Part III\|journal=Calcutta Review\|volume=56\|issue=109\|pages=43–58, [https://books.google.com/books?id=vJwbAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA50 pages 50 to 52]}}</ref> The battle was hotly contested, until Jaichand was killed and his army routed.{{sfn\|Abul Barkat Muhammud Habibullah\|1957\|p=53}}

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	\| place = modern Chandawal near [[Ferozabad]]		\| place = modern Chandawal near [[Ferozabad]]
	\| result = Ghurid victory		\| result = Ghurid victory{{sfn\|Abul Barkat Muhammud Habibullah\|1957\|p=53}}
	\| combatant1 = [[Ghurid Empire]]		\| combatant1 = [[Ghurid Empire]]
	\| combatant2 = [[Gahadavala dynasty\|Gahadavala kingdom]]		\| combatant2 = [[Gahadavala dynasty\|Gahadavala kingdom]]
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	The '''Battle of Chandawar''' (1193 or 1194) was fought between [[Mohammad Ghori]] and [[Jaichand of Kannauj]] of the [[Gahadavala]] dynasty.{{sfn\|Jain\|2001\|p=220}} It took place at Chandawar (modern Chandawal near [[Ferozabad]]{{sfn\|Jackson\|2003\|p=10}}), on the [[Yamuna River]] close to [[Agra]]. , giving Ghori control of much of northern India.<ref>{{Cite journal\|author=Carnegy, P.\|year=1873\|title=Benoudha, Part III\|journal=Calcutta Review\|volume=56\|issue=109\|pages=43–58, [https://books.google.com/books?id=vJwbAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA50 pages 50 to 52]}}</ref> The battle was hotly contested~~.{{sfn\|Abul Barkat Muhammud Habibullah\|1957\|p=53}}~~		The '''Battle of Chandawar''' (1193 or 1194) was fought between [[Mohammad Ghori]] and [[Jaichand of Kannauj]] of the [[Gahadavala]] dynasty.{{sfn\|Jain\|2001\|p=220}} It took place at Chandawar (modern Chandawal near [[Ferozabad]]{{sfn\|Jackson\|2003\|p=10}}), on the [[Yamuna River]] close to [[Agra]]. , giving Ghori control of much of northern India.<ref>{{Cite journal\|author=Carnegy, P.\|year=1873\|title=Benoudha, Part III\|journal=Calcutta Review\|volume=56\|issue=109\|pages=43–58, [https://books.google.com/books?id=vJwbAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA50 pages 50 to 52]}}</ref> The battle was hotly contested, until Jaichand was killed and his army routed.{{sfn\|Abul Barkat Muhammud Habibullah\|1957\|p=53}}

	The [[Kannauj]] army expected Ghori to attack the capital next, but he chose to target the defenseless city of [[Varanasi]], a famous Hindu pilgrim center. Turkic garrisons were placed in Varanasi, Asni, and other wealthy towns. However, Jayachandra's son, [[Harishchandra (Gahadavala dynasty)\|Harishchandra]], was ~~able to expel them, recovering Kanauj, Jaunpur~~ and ~~Mirzapur in AD 1197. Kannauj seems to have stayed independent until [[Iltumish]] conquered it~~.{{sfn\|Abul Barkat Muhammud Habibullah\|1957\|p=53}}

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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
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| conflict = none
| date = 1193 or 1194
| place = modern Chandawal near [[Ferozabad]]
| result = Ghurid victory
| combatant1 = [[Ghurid Empire]]
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| commander1 = [[Mohammad Ghori]]
| commander2 = [[Jaichand of Kannauj]]
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The '''Battle of Chandawar''' (1193 or 1194) was fought between [[Mohammad Ghori]] and [[Jaichand of Kannauj]] of the [[Gahadavala]] dynasty.{{sfn|Jain|2001|p=220}} It took place at Chandawar (modern Chandawal near [[Ferozabad]]{{sfn|Jackson|2003|p=10}}), on the [[Yamuna River]] close to [[Agra]]. , giving Ghori control of much of northern India.<ref>{{Cite journal|author=Carnegy, P.|year=1873|title=Benoudha, Part III|journal=Calcutta Review|volume=56|issue=109|pages=43–58, [https://books.google.com/books?id=vJwbAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA50 pages 50 to 52]}}</ref> The battle was hotly contested.{{sfn|Abul Barkat Muhammud Habibullah|1957|p=53}}

The [[Kannauj]] army expected Ghori to attack the capital next, but he chose to target the defenseless city of [[Varanasi]], a famous Hindu pilgrim center. Turkic garrisons were placed in Varanasi, Asni, and other wealthy towns. However, Jayachandra's son, [[Harishchandra (Gahadavala dynasty)|Harishchandra]], was able to expel them, recovering Kanauj, Jaunpur and Mirzapur in AD 1197. Kannauj seems to have stayed independent until [[Iltumish]] conquered it.{{sfn|Abul Barkat Muhammud Habibullah|1957|p=53}}

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==Sources==
*{{cite book|first=Peter |last=Jackson|title=The Delhi Sultanate: A Political and Military History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lt2tqOpVRKgC&pg=PA10|year=2003|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-54329-3 }}
*{{cite book |title=The India They Saw: Foreign Accounts: 8th-15th Centuries |volume=II |editor-first=Meenakshi |editor-last=Jain |publisher=Ocean Books Pvt. Ltd. |year=2001 }}

{{cite book |author= Abul Barkat Muhammud Habibullah|title= The Foundation of Muslim rule in India |url= https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.199570/page/n71/mode/2up |year= 1957}}

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