Question

The First Battle of Tarain was fought between Mohammad Ghori and ______.
1. Rana Pratap Singh
2. Prithviraj Chauhan
3. Maharaja Hari Singh
4. Jai Singh

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Prithviraj Chauhan

The correct answer is Prithviraj Chauhan.

• The First Battle of Tarain was fought in 1191 between the Muhammad Ghori and Prithiviraj Chauhan and their allies, near Tarain.
• Mohammad Ghori captured Bathinda and this brought him to the Northwestern frontier kingdom of Prithiviraj Chauhan.
• All Hindu Kings of north India formed a confederacy under the command of Prithiviraj Chauhan.
• Prithviraj's army lead by Govind Tai marched on to Bathinda and fought with the Ghori army at Tarain.
• Ghori was wounded in a personal battle with Govind Tai and the Ghori army retreated and given the victory to Prithviraj Chauhan.

• The Second Battle of Tarain (located in the present-day Haryana state) was fought in the year 1192.
• In 1192, Ghori returned and defeated and killed Prithviraj, who was betrayed by Jai Chand, on the same field.
• Delhi was occupied in 1192–93, and the whole of north India fell into Muslim rulers within 20 years.
• The Turkish rule was the beginning of the Muslim rule in India which continued for more than 7 centuries.