Battle of Chandawar
| Battle of Chandawar | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Ghurid Empire | Gahadavala kingdom | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Muhammad of Ghor | Jaichand of Kannauj † | ||||||
Location of the Battle of Chandawar | |||||||
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[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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[edit | edit source]
- 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.