Prithviraj Chauhan was a brave, fearless and courageous Rajput leader. Justify.
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Answer:
He was known as the warrior king. When he ascended to the throne of Delhi, he built Qila Rai Pithora here. His whole life was a continuous chain of bravery, courage, chivalrous deeds and glorious exploits. He defeated the mighty Bheemdev, ruler of Gujarat, at the mere age of thirteen.
Answer:
• Prithviraj Chauhan belonged to Chahamana dynasty which comes under Rajputs.
• Prithviraj Chauhan was a brave, fearless leader from the young age.
• He defeated his contemporary rulers and had strong hold in North Western India.
• He married Sanyokta, daughter of Rajput king Jaichand by eloping her.
• Both Jaichand and Prithviraj Chauhan became rivals after this incident.
• Prithviraj Chauhan tried to unify all other Rajput dynasties against Mohammad of Ghor.
• He successfully repelled the attack of Mohammad of Ghor and defeated him in first battle of Tarrain.
• However, Prithviraj Chauhan was defeated and killed in second battle of Tarrain.
• The most popular literary work on Prithviraj Chauhan was "Prithviraj Raso".
• This was written by the court poet "Chand Bardai".
• This book is a fiction and is not considered as the source of History.
Hence, we can say that Prithviraj Chauhan was a brave leader.