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First Battle of Tarain
The First Battle of Tarain was fought in 1191 near Taraori in present-day Haryana, India, between the Ghurid army of Muhammad of Ghor and the Rajput forces of Prithviraj Chauhan, king of Ajmer and Delhi. The Rajputs won, and Muhammad of Ghor was wounded and carried from the field. He returned the following year and won the second battle on the same ground.
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