Cauhan

Indian dynasty

Also known as: Cāhamāna, Cahamanasa

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In India: The Rajputs of India
Inscriptional records associate the Chauhans with Lake Shakambhari and its environs (Sambhar Salt Lake, Rajasthan). Chauhan politics were largely campaigns against the Chaulukyas and the Turks. In the 11th century the Chauhans founded the city of Ajayameru (Ajmer) in the southern part of their kingdom, and in the 12th…
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In India: The Turkish conquest
The Chauhans (Chahamanasa) under Prithviraja defeated Muḥammad of Ghūr in 1191 at Taraori, northwest of Delhi, but his forces returned the following year to defeat and kill the Rajput king on the same battlefield. The victory opened the road to Delhi, which was conquered in 1193…
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