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Battle of Taraori

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The Second Battle of Taraori, fought in 1192, was a pivotal engagement that opened northern India to Muslim rule. The battle occurred between Muʿizz al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Sām of Ghūr and Prithviraja III, the Chauhan Rajput ruler of Delhi and Ajmer.

In the first encounter in 1191, Prithviraja defeated Muʿizz al-Dīn. However, Muʿizz al-Dīn returned in 1192 with a stronger army and employed effective cavalry tactics that baffled the Rajputs. Prithviraja, weakened by internal divisions among Rajput rulers, was defeated and killed. This victory led to the Muslim occupation of Delhi and the subsequent fall of northern India to Muslim control within two decades.12

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