Battle of Chandawar

Battle of Chandawar
Date	1193
Location	modern Chandawal near Firozabad27°06′25″N 78°22′01″E / 27.107°N 78.367°ECoordinates: 27°06′25″N 78°22′01″E / 27.107°N 78.367°E
Result	Ghurid victory
Belligerents
Ghurid Empire	Gahadavala kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Muhammad of Ghor	Jaichand of Kannauj †
	Chandawar Location of the Battle of Chandawar

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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]

↑ ^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]

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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[FOOTNOTEAbul_Barkat_Muhammud_Habibullah195753-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Abul Barkat Muhammud Habibullah 1957, p. 53.

[FOOTNOTEJain2001220-2] Jain 2001, p. 220.

[FOOTNOTEJackson200310-3] Jackson 2003, p. 10.

[4] Carnegy, P. (1873). "Benoudha, Part III". Calcutta Review. 56 (109): 43–58, pages 50 to 52.

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