Who among the following Rajput rulers defeated Muhammad Ghori in the First Battle of Tarain in 1191 AD?

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SSC CGL 2021 Tier-I (Held On : 11 April 2022 Shift 1)

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The correct answer is Prithviraj Chauhan.

Key Points

The Rajput ruler Prithviraj Chauhan defeated Muhammad Ghori in the First Battle of Tarain in 1191 AD.
Near Tarain, in 1191, the invading Ghurid army led by Muhammad of Ghor and the Rajput confederacy led by Prithviraj Chauhan fought the First Battle of Tarain, also known as the First Battle of Taroari (modern Taraori in Haryana, India).
The Rajputs won the battle decisively, but Shihabuddin managed to flee and return to Ghor.
After the Ghorid armies were routed, they retreated to the Ghazni, leaving a garrison of 2,000 soldiers under Zia ud-Din Tulaki to secure the fort of Tabarhind and delay the Rajput army for thirteen months, during this time Shahabuddin raised a stronger army of 120,000 men and invaded again, leading to the Second Battle of Tarain.

Important Points

Prithviraj III, also known as Prithviraj Chauhan, was a monarch of the Chauhan (Chahamana) dynasty who controlled the Sapadalaksha region, with his capital in Ajmer, Rajasthan.
He inherited an empire that stretched from Thanesar in the north to Jahazpur (Mewar) in the south, which he sought to expand through military campaigns against neighbouring kingdoms, particularly the Chandelas.
Muhammad Ghori's initial raids were against Multan and the citadel of Uch in 1175, with the goal of reuniting the Muslim nations of India.

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Rao Maldeo Rathore was a Marwar monarch from the Rathore family who controlled the kingdom of Marwar, which is now part of the state of Rajasthan.
Maharana Kumbha, also known as Kumbhakarna Singh, was the Maharana of the Mewar kingdom in India.
Bappa Rawal was the monarch of Rajasthan, India's Mewar kingdom.