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Prithviraj Chauhan
Prithviraja III, known as Prithviraj Chauhan, was a king of the Chahamana dynasty of Shakambhari, ruling from Ajmer. He fought the Chandelas and defeated Muhammad of Ghor at the first Battle of Tarain in 1191, but was defeated and killed after the second battle in 1192, opening northern India to Ghurid conquest. He became a hero of later Rajput legend.
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