After completely defeating his cousin, Prithviraj then went on and then captured the neighbouring kingdom of the Bhadanakas in the year of 1182 CE.
It was among the earliest military achievements of Prithviraj. Prithviraj Chauhan showed his military supremacy by retaking Gudapura which Nagarjuna had captured. Nagarjuna was the son of Prithviraj Chauhan’s uncle Vigraharaja IV who revolted against the coronation of him to the throne. The first military achievement of Prithviraj Chauhan was on his cousin Nagarjuna.
Prithviraj Chauhan took complete control in the year 1180 CE and soon he was challenged by many Hindu rulers who tried to capture the Chahamana dynasty. Prithviraj Chauhan Empire and His Conflicts with Other Rulers Prithviraj Chauhan assumed the actual control of the administration in the year 1180 CE. The ancient text also states that Bhuvanaikamalla was also a very good painter. According to the poem, he was a very capable general who served Prithviraj Chauhan. This caused Prithviraj Chauhan to execute the minister later on.Īnother important minister who is mentioned in the ‘Prithviraja Vijaya’ is Bhuvanaikamalla who was the paternal uncle of Prithviraj's mother. According to Prithviraja-Prabandha a man by the name Pratapa-Simha conspired against the minister and fully convinced Prithviraj Chauhan to believe that the minister was responsible for the repeated Muslim invasions that took place on his kingdom. Prithviraja Vijaya also states that Kadambavasa was responsible for all the military victories during the early years of Prithviraj’s reign. In the folk legends, He was described as an able minister and a soldier who devoted his life to the young king’s progress. The chief minister during this period was Kadambavasa who was also known as Kaimasa or Kailash. At the early age of his rule as the king, Prithviraj Chauhan’s mother managed the administration which was assisted by the regency council.ĭuring the early years as the young king, Prithviraj was assisted by a couple of loyal ministers who assisted him in running the kingdom. In the year 1177 CE, Someshvara passed away which led 11 years old Prithviraj Chauhan to ascend the throne in the same year with his mother as the regent. Both the text also claims that Prithviraj from a younger age had an interest in warfare and hence was able to learn the difficult military skills quickly.Īfter the death of Prithviraj II, Someshvara the father of Prithviraj Chauhan was crowned as the king of Chahamana and Prithviraj was only 11 years old when the entire incident happened. The text also claims that Prithviraj Chauhan was also good at archery. Prithviraj Raso also has claimed that he had mastered many subjects such as mathematics, Medicine, History, military, defence, painting, theology, and philosophy too. Prithviraj Raso went on and claimed that Prithviraj had learned 14 languages which seems to be an exaggeration. It states that he had mastered six languages. Prithviraj Chauhan and his younger brother were both brought up in Gujarat, where his father Someshvara was brought up by his maternal relatives. The description of the described planetary position helped Indian Indologist, Dasharatha Sharma to estimate the year of Prithviraj Chauhan’s birth which is believed to be 1166 CE. ‘Prithviraja Vijaya’, is a Sanskrit epic poem on the life of Prithviraj Chauhan and it does not talk about the exact year of his birth but it does talk about the certain planetary positions at the time of Prithviraj’s birth. Prithviraj Chauhan’s father’s name was Someshvara who was the king of Chahamana and his mother was queen Karpuradevi, a Kalachuri princess. Prithviraj Chauhan was also known as: Rai PithoraĪccording to the famous eulogistic Sanskrit poem, Prithviraj Chauhan was born on the twelfth day of Jyeshtha, which is the second month in the Hindu Calendar which corresponds to May -June of the Gregorian calendar.
Prithviraj Chauhan full name: Prithviraja III His defeat at the second battle of Tarain is considered to be a landmark event in the Islamic conquest of India. In 1192 CE, Prithviraj was defeated by Ghurids at the second battle of Tarain and later he was executed after his defeat.
Prithviraj Chauhan is widely known as a warrior king who bravely resisted the Muslim ruler, Muhammad of Ghor, the ruler of the Muslim Ghurid dynasty with all his might. He had kept Ajmer as his capital but many folk legends describe him as the king of India’s political centre Delhi. He controlled the present-day Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, and some parts of Punjab. He is the famous ruler of the Chauhan dynasty who ruled the Sapadalaksha which is a traditional Chahamana territory. Prithviraja III famously known as Prithviraj Chauhan or Rai Pithora was one of the greatest Rajput rulers ever lived.