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| date        = 1193 or 1194
| date        = 1193 or 1194
| 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&ndash;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&ndash;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}}  


<mapframe text="Chandawar" latitude="27.107" longitude="78.367" zoom="7" width="400" height="300" align="right"  
<mapframe text="Chandawar" latitude="27.107" longitude="78.367" zoom="7" width="400" height="300" align="right"  

Revision as of 03:53, 15 September 2021

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Date1193 or 1194
Location
modern Chandawal near Ferozabad
Result Ghurid victory[1]
Belligerents
Ghurid Empire Gahadavala kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Mohammad Ghori Jaichand of Kannauj

The Battle of Chandawar (1193 or 1194) was fought between Mohammad Ghori and Jaichand of Kannauj of the Gahadavala dynasty.[2] It took place at Chandawar (modern Chandawal near Ferozabad[3]), on the Yamuna River close to Agra. , giving Ghori control of much of northern India.[4] The battle was hotly contested, until Jaichand was killed and his army routed.[1]

Map
Chandawar

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Abul Barkat Muhammud Habibullah 1957, p. 53.
  2. Jain 2001, p. 220.
  3. Jackson 2003, p. 10.
  4. Carnegy, P. (1873). "Benoudha, Part III". Calcutta Review. 56 (109): 43–58, pages 50 to 52.

Sources

Abul Barkat Muhammud Habibullah (1957). The Foundation of Muslim rule in India.