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Prithviraj Chauhan

1159 - 1192

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Prithviraja III (IAST: Pṛthvī-rāja; 22 May 1166 – February 1192), popularly known as Prithviraj Chauhan or Rai Pithora, was a king from the Chauhan (Chahamana) dynasty who ruled the territory of Sapadalaksha, with his capital at Ajmer in present-day Rajasthan in north-western India. Ascending the throne as a minor in 1177 CE, Prithviraj inherited a kingdom which stretched from Thanesar in the north to Jahazpur (Mewar) in the south, which he aimed to expand by military actions against neighbouring kingdoms, most notably defeating the Chandelas. Prithviraj led a coalition of several Rajput kings and defeated the Ghurid army led by Muhammad of Ghor near Taraori in 1191 However, in 1192, Muhammad returned with an army of Turkish mounted archers and defeated the Rajput army on the same battlefield. Prithviraj was captured and summarily executed, although his minor son Govindaraja was reinstated by Muhammad as his puppet ruler in Ajmer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Prithviraj Chauhan is the 4,992nd most popular politician (down from 2,702nd in 2019), the 194th most popular biography from India (down from 97th in 2019) and the 66th most popular Indian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Prithviraj Chauhan ranks 4,992 out of 19,576. Before him are Boris Skossyreff, Tarpeia, Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy, Walter Mondale, Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach, and Lucius Antonius Saturninus. After him are Ram Chandra Poudel, Pierre Mauroy, Erwin Piscator, Chandragupta II, Horia Sima, and Sweyn Haakonsson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1159, Prithviraj Chauhan ranks 2. Before him is Minamoto no Yoshitsune. After him is Bo'orchu. Among people deceased in 1192, Prithviraj Chauhan ranks 4. Before him are Conrad of Montferrat, Rashid ad-Din Sinan, and Kilij Arslan II. After him are Emperor Go-Shirakawa, Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy, Garnier de Nablus, Wenceslaus II, Duke of Bohemia, Orio Mastropiero, and Adam of Saint Victor.

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In India

Among people born in India, Prithviraj Chauhan ranks 194 out of 1,861. Before him are Rajaram I (1670), Pranab Mukherjee (1935), Tansen (1493), Kareena Kapoor (1980), Lal Bahadur Shastri (1904), and Gangubai Kothewali (1939). After him are Chandragupta II (400), Mahavatar Babaji (1900), Salmaan Taseer (1944), Bāṇabhaṭṭa (601), Nirmala Joshi (1934), and Vishvamitra (-2000).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Prithviraj Chauhan ranks 66. Before him are Mahboob Ali Khan (1866), Nana Sahib (1824), I. I. Chundrigar (1897), Choudhry Rahmat Ali (1895), Rajaram I (1670), and Pranab Mukherjee (1935). After him are Chandragupta II (400), Salmaan Taseer (1944), Vishvamitra (-2000), Mamnoon Hussain (1940), S. Jaishankar (1955), and M. Visvesvaraya (1861).

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