Question

Mohammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj Chauhan in the Second Battle of Tarain. In which year was this battle fought?
A) 1190 A.D
B) 1191 A.D
C) 1192 A.D
D) 1193 A.D

Answer 1

Hint: The Second Battle of Tarain was the first battle that was officially fought between India’s Hindu and Muslim community. This battle was launched a year later after the First Battle of Tarain because Muhammad Ghori was unable to defeat Prithviraj Chauhan in the first one.

Complete answer:
The Second Battle of Tarain took place between Muhammad Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan in 1192 A.D. It was the first battle that was officially fought between India’s Hindu and Muslim community. During the battle, Muhammad Ghori was the ruler of Turks, while Prithviraj Chauhan was the Rajput ruler of India.
Since Muhammad Ghori was unable to defeat Prithviraj Chauhan in the first battle of Tarain, the Turks again launched the attack on the Rajputs one year later in the Second Battle of Tarain.

During the Second Battle, the army of Muhammad Ghori consisted of 1,20,000 army men, while Prithviraj Chauhan’s army had more than 2000 elephants and only 3,00,000 army men. A surprise attack was launched by Mohammad Ghori on the ‘Chahamana camp' in Tarain through four divisions of arches due to which the army of Prithviraj Chauhan suffered heavy losses.

Thus, Prithviraj Chauhan lost the Second Battle of Tarain and the major reason was that he didn’t have any allies left among his Hindu community. After his defeat, Muhammad Ghori enslaved Hindus and destroyed the city and its temples thereupon instituting a complete rule of Islam in the country. India’s Rajput Regiment collapsed and never recovered.

Thus, the correct answer is Option ‘C’ i.e, the Second Battle of Tarain took place in the year 1192 A.D.

Note: The Second Battle of Tarain has a great significance because for the first time a non-Hindu power was having control over the state of India. The emergence of Turkish rule in 1192 gave birth to other Muslim rulers such as Mughals in the country in the centuries to come.