Incredible Ancient India (UNTOLD STORIES) WESTERN DATA (Genesis / Gemini AI) : The Battle of Kasahrada (1178 CE) was a major conflict fought near Mount Abu in modern-day Rajasthan, where the Rajput Confederacy led by the Chaulukya (Solanki) dynasty of Gujarat decisively defeated the invading forces of Muhammad of Ghor.
Key Historical Facts
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Combatants: The Rajput
alliance included the Chaulukyas of Gujarat, the Chahamanas
of Naddula and Jalor, and the Paramaras of Abu. They faced the
Ghurid Empire's army under Muhammad of Ghor.
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Leadership: While Mularaja II was
the nominal king, the forces were famously commanded by his mother and
regent, Queen Naikidevi. Legendary accounts often describe her
leading the charge with her infant son on her lap.
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Tactics
and Terrain: The battle
occurred at the Gadararaghatta pass. The Rajputs used the narrow
hilly terrain to neutralize the Ghurids' superior cavalry. Already exhausted
from a long march across the Thar Desert, the Ghurid army was routed.
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Impact: This defeat was so severe that Muhammad
of Ghor was wounded and fled back to Ghazni. He abandoned his plans to invade
India via Gujarat and subsequently focused on the Khyber Pass route
into Punjab.
The Second Battle of
Kasahrada (1197 CE)
Nearly 20 years later,
a second battle occurred at the same site.
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Belligerents: This time, the Ghurid forces were led
by Qutubuddin Aibak. They faced the Rajput forces under Bhima
II.
