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Rajput Politics in the Delhi Region and the Rise of the Chauhan Family

Type Event Region North India Time 1141–1150

In the 1140s, Rajput states along the Delhi–Ajmer corridor of North India reshaped the balance of power between remnants of Ghaznavid influence and t…

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  1. 1141–1144Delhi · North IndiaTomara rulers used Delhi as a base to control key points along the Yamuna river corridor, built fortifications, and maintained a local fief system. Delhi's status as a political symbol of North India was further consolidated in the Rajput era.
  2. 1144–1147Ajmer · RajasthanVigraharaja IV led Chauhan armies to conquer neighboring Rajput states, extending power to the outskirts of Delhi and the Malwa frontier. His inscriptions claimed him 'head of the kings of North India,' and Chauhan hegemony rose rapidly.
  3. 1147–1150Punjab frontier · North IndiaRemnants of the Ghaznavids in Punjab and pressure from the Ghurids pushing southward prompted the Delhi–Ajmer Rajput states to strengthen marriage ties and military cooperation. The Chauhan family's accumulation of political capital laid the foundation for the large-scale resistance of Prithviraj III's era.

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