According to Prithviraja Vijaya, Prithviraj was born on the 12th day of the Jyeshtha month. Both Prithviraj and his younger brother Hariraja were born in Gujarat, where their father Someshvara was brought up at the Chaulukya court by his maternal relatives. Prithviraj was born to the Chahamana king Someshvara and queen Karpuradevi (a Kalachuri princess). For example, the Sanskrit poem anthology Sharngadhara-paddhati (1363) contains a verse praising him, and the Kanhadade Prabandha (1455) mentions him as an earlier incarnation of the Jalore Chahamana king Viramade. Some other Indian texts also mention Prithviraj but do not provide much information of historical value. The Alha-Khanda (or Alha Raso) of the Chandela poet Jaganika also provides an exaggerated account of Prithviraj's war against the Chandelas. While the work was completed in 1336 CE, the part that mentions Prithviraj was written around 1250 CE. Prithviraj has also been mentioned in Kharatara-Gachchha- Pattavali, a Sanskrit text containing biographies of the Kharatara Jain monks. These were composed centuries after his death, and contain exaggerations and anachronistic anecdotes. Other chronicles and texts that mention Prithviraj include Prabandha-Chintamani, Prabandha Kosha and Prithviraja Prabandha. However, it contains many exaggerated accounts, much of which is not useful for the purposes of history. Prithviraj Raso, which popularized Prithviraj as a great king, is purported to be written by his court poet Chand Bardai. Prithviraja Vijaya is the only surviving literary text from the reign of Prithviraj. These texts contain eulogistic descriptions, and are, therefore, not entirely reliable. These include Prithviraja Vijaya, Hammira Mahakavya and Prithviraj Raso. Besides the Muslim accounts of Battles of Tarain, he has been mentioned in several medieval kavyas (epic poems) by Hindu and Jain authors. Much of the information about him comes from the medieval legendary chronicles. The extant inscriptions from Prithviraj's reign are few in number and were not issued by the king himself. 5.3 Jain accounts of Prithviraj's downfall.The most popular of these accounts is Prithviraj Raso, which presents him as a Rajput.

His defeat at Tarain is seen as a landmark event in the Islamic conquest of India, and has been described in several semi-legendary accounts. However, in 1192 CE, the Ghurids defeated Prithviraj at the Second battle of Tarain, and executed him shortly after. He also repulsed the early invasions by Muhammad of Ghor, a ruler of the Muslim Ghurid dynasty. His capital was located at Ajayameru (modern Ajmer).Р”В®arly in his career, Prithviraj achieved military successes against several neighbouring kingdoms, most notably against the Chandela king Paramardi. He controlled much of the present-day Rajasthan, Haryana, and Delhi and some parts of Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. He ruled Sapadalaksha, the traditional Chahamana territory, in present-day north-western India. 1178РІР‚вЂњ1192 CE), popularly known as Prithviraj Chauhan or Rai Pithora was a king from the Chahamana (Chauhan) dynasty. Prithviraja III ( IAST: PР±в„–вЂєthvР”В«-rР”Рѓja reign.

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