Battle Of Chandwar
The Battle of Chandawar was fought in 1194 between Muhammad of Ghor and Jayachandra of the Gahadavala dynasty. It took place at Chandawar (modern Chandawal near Firozabad), on the Yamuna River close to Agra. The victory of this battle gave Muhammad control of much of North India. The battle was hotly contested, until Jayachandra was killed and his army routed.
Notes
- ^ Abul Barkat Muhammud Habibullah 1957, p. 53.
- ^ Jain 2001, p. 220.
- ^ Jackson 2003, p. 10.
Sources
- Jackson, Peter (2003). The Delhi Sultanate: A Political and Military History. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-54329-3.
- Jain, Meenakshi, ed. (2001). The India They Saw: Foreign Accounts: 8th-15th Centuries. Vol. II. Ocean Books Pvt. Ltd.
Abul Barkat Muhammud Habibullah (1957). The Foundation of Muslim rule in India.
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