Second Battle of Tarain (1192)

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battle historical event medieval battle

The Second Battle of Tarain (1192) was a decisive medieval conflict in northern India in which the Ghurid forces under Muhammad of Ghor defeated the Rajput king Prithviraj Chauhan, paving the way for Muslim rule in North India.

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Label	Occurrences
Second Battle of Tarain	5
Second Battle of Tarain (1192) canonical	2
Battle of Tarain (1192)	1

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Target entity: Second Battle of Tarain (1192)
Context triple: [Ghurid Empire, notableBattle, Second Battle of Tarain (1192)]

A. Battle of Tarain (1191)
The Battle of Tarain (1191) was a major medieval conflict in northern India in which the Rajput king Prithviraj Chauhan defeated the invading forces of Muhammad of Ghor, temporarily halting Ghurid expansion.
B. Battle of Gujrat
The Battle of Gujrat was a decisive 1849 engagement of the Second Anglo-Sikh War in which British forces crushed the Sikh army, leading to the annexation of the Punjab into British India.
C. Battle of Chandawar (1194)
The Battle of Chandawar (1194) was a decisive clash in northern India in which the Ghurid forces under Muhammad of Ghor defeated the Gahadavala king Jayachandra, paving the way for expanded Muslim rule in the region.
D. Battle of Bhangani
The Battle of Bhangani was a 1688 conflict near Paonta Sahib in which Guru Gobind Singh and his allies defeated a coalition of hill chieftains, marking a significant early military victory in Sikh history.
E. Battle of Nadaun
The Battle of Nadaun was a late 17th-century conflict in the Himalayan foothills in which Guru Gobind Singh allied with local hill chiefs to defeat Mughal-aligned forces, reinforcing Sikh resistance to Mughal authority.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Second Battle of Tarain (1192)
Target entity description: The Second Battle of Tarain (1192) was a decisive medieval conflict in northern India in which the Ghurid forces under Muhammad of Ghor defeated the Rajput king Prithviraj Chauhan, paving the way for Muslim rule in North India.

A. Battle of Tarain (1191)
The Battle of Tarain (1191) was a major medieval conflict in northern India in which the Rajput king Prithviraj Chauhan defeated the invading forces of Muhammad of Ghor, temporarily halting Ghurid expansion.
B. Battle of Gujrat
The Battle of Gujrat was a decisive 1849 engagement of the Second Anglo-Sikh War in which British forces crushed the Sikh army, leading to the annexation of the Punjab into British India.
C. Battle of Chandawar (1194)
The Battle of Chandawar (1194) was a decisive clash in northern India in which the Ghurid forces under Muhammad of Ghor defeated the Gahadavala king Jayachandra, paving the way for expanded Muslim rule in the region.
D. Battle of Bhangani
The Battle of Bhangani was a 1688 conflict near Paonta Sahib in which Guru Gobind Singh and his allies defeated a coalition of hill chieftains, marking a significant early military victory in Sikh history.
E. Battle of Nadaun
The Battle of Nadaun was a late 17th-century conflict in the Himalayan foothills in which Guru Gobind Singh allied with local hill chiefs to defeat Mughal-aligned forces, reinforcing Sikh resistance to Mughal authority.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ historical event ⓘ medieval battle ⓘ
follows	First Battle of Tarain (1191) ⓘ linked to: Battle of Tarain (1191)
hasAftermath	Ghurid occupation of key North Indian cities ⓘ capture of Ajmer by the Ghurids ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Second Battle of Taraori ⓘ linked to: First Battle of Taraori
hasAssociatedDynasty	Chahamana (Chauhan) dynasty ⓘ linked to: Chahamana dynasty Ghurid dynasty ⓘ linked to: Ghurid Empire
hasBelligerent	Chahamana dynasty ⓘ Ghurid Empire ⓘ Rajput confederacy ⓘ
hasCommander	Muhammad of Ghor ⓘ Prithviraj Chauhan ⓘ
hasConsequence	enabled Ghurid consolidation in the Indo-Gangetic plain ⓘ facilitated establishment of the Delhi Sultanate ⓘ paved the way for Muslim rule in North India ⓘ
hasCulturalMemory	featured in later Indo-Persian literature ⓘ featured in later Rajput heroic narratives ⓘ
hasDate	1192 ⓘ
hasGeopoliticalImpact	shifted regional power balance toward Afghan-Turkic rulers ⓘ
hasHistoricalPeriod	12th century ⓘ late medieval India ⓘ
hasLocation	Tarain ⓘ near Thanesar ⓘ northern India ⓘ present-day Haryana ⓘ
hasMilitaryInnovation	effective use of mounted archers against heavy cavalry ⓘ
hasOpposingForceType	Ghurid mounted archers ⓘ Rajput heavy cavalry ⓘ
hasOutcome	Ghurid victory ⓘ
hasPrecedingEvent	Ghurid defeat at the First Battle of Tarain ⓘ
hasPrimarySourceTradition	Persian chronicles ⓘ Rajput chronicles ⓘ
hasRegion	North India ⓘ linked to: northern India
hasResult	collapse of major Rajput resistance in the region ⓘ defeat of Prithviraj Chauhan ⓘ
hasSignificance	marked the decline of Chahamana power ⓘ opened the route to Delhi for the Ghurids ⓘ turning point in North Indian political history ⓘ
hasTheatre	Indo-Gangetic plain ⓘ linked to: Indo-Gangetic Plain
hasTypeOfWarfare	cavalry warfare ⓘ mounted archery ⓘ
hasYear	1192 ⓘ
partOf	Ghurid invasions of India ⓘ linked to: Ghurid invasions Islamic expansion into the Indian subcontinent ⓘ

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