The First Battle of Tarain was fought in the year ______.

The correct answer is 1191.

Key Points

• The First Battle of Tarain was fought in 1191 between the Ghurids against the Chauhan and their allies, near Tarain.
• The Chauhan king Prithiviraj Chauhan defeated the Ghurid king Muhammad Ghori, who avenged this defeat at the Second Battle of Tarain a year later.
  • Prithviraj Chauhan was the king of the Chauhan dynasty who ruled the kingdoms of Delhi and Ajmer during 1178-1192 AD.

Additional Information

• The Second Battle of Terrain
  • The second Battle of Terrain was also fought between the Rajput Chief Prithvi Raj Chauhan and Muhammad Ghori in 1192 AD which laid the foundation of Muslim rule in India.
  • In the second Battle of Terrain, the army of Muhammad Ghori had attacked the army of Prithvi Raj Chauhan in the wee hours(very late at night or very early in the morning) due to which the army of Prithvi Raj Chauhan failed to defend themselves.
• The Third Battle of Panipat 
  • It took place on 14 January 1761 at Panipat between the Maratha Empire and the invading Afghan army (of Ahmad Shah Durrani), supported by four Indian allies i.e. the Rohillas under the command of Najib-ud-daulah, Afghans of the Doab region, the Amb, Suba Khan and the Nawab of Awadh, Shuja-ud-Daula.