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{{Infobox military conflict | {{Infobox military conflict | ||
| conflict | | conflict = Battle of Chandawar | ||
| date | | date = 1193 | ||
| place | | place = modern Chandawal near [[Firozabad]] | ||
| result | | result = Ghurid victory{{sfn|Abul Barkat Muhammud Habibullah|1957|p=53}} | ||
| combatant1 | | combatant1 = [[Ghurid Empire]] | ||
| combatant2 | | combatant2 = [[Gahadavala dynasty|Gahadavala kingdom]] | ||
| commander1 | | commander1 = [[Muhammad of Ghor]] | ||
| commander2 | | commander2 = [[Jaichand of Kannauj]]{{KIA}} | ||
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| 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 | |||
| map_mark=Big battle symbol.svg | |||
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The '''Battle of Chandawar''' | 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}} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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| Muhammad of Ghor | Jaichand of Kannauj † | ||||||
The Battle of Chandawar was fought between Muhammad of Ghor and Jaichand of Kannauj of the Gahadavala dynasty in 1193.[2] It took place at Chandawar (modern Chandawal near Firozabad[3]), on the Yamuna River close to Agra. The victory of this battle gave Muhammad control of much of northern India.[4] The battle was hotly contested, until Jaichand was killed and his army routed.[1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Abul Barkat Muhammud Habibullah 1957, p. 53.
- ↑ Jain 2001, p. 220.
- ↑ Jackson 2003, p. 10.
- ↑ Carnegy, P. (1873). "Benoudha, Part III". Calcutta Review. 56 (109): 43–58, pages 50 to 52.
Sources
- Jackson, Peter (2003). The Delhi Sultanate: A Political and Military History. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-54329-3.
- Jain, Meenakshi, ed. (2001). The India They Saw: Foreign Accounts: 8th-15th Centuries. Vol. II. Ocean Books Pvt. Ltd.
Abul Barkat Muhammud Habibullah (1957). The Foundation of Muslim rule in India.
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