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Resistance to Ghurid Conquests

1175–1206

The defense of North India against the territorial conquests of Muhammad of Ghor.

Heroes of this Period (2)

Lakshmana Sena

King of Sena dynasty from 1178 to 1206

Resistance to Ghurid Conquests
📍 Bengal ⚔️ VS Bakhtiyar Khilji

Lokkhon Sen or Lakshmana Sena was the ruler from the Sena dynasty of the Bengal region on the Indian subcontinent. His rule lasted for 28 years, in which his empire reached at its peak possessing the territories of Gauda, Kamrupa, Kalinga, Magadha and Kashi.

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Prithviraj Chauhan

Prithviraj Chauhan

King of Ajmer from 1177 to 1192

Resistance to Ghurid Conquests
📍 Ajmer-Delhi ⚔️ VS Muhammad of Ghor

Prithviraja III, 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.

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