Muhammad Ghori's North Indian Expansion

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1. 1192North India · North IndiaAfter the Second Battle of Tarain in 1192, Muhammad Ghori advanced toward Ajmer and Delhi, sweeping away residual Rajput resistance.
2. 1192North India · North IndiaGhori successively controlled Ajmer, Delhi, Kanauj and other cities, appointing Qutb al-Din Aibak as governor of Delhi, consolidating newly conquered territory through a combination of Turkic vassalage and direct occupation.
3. 1192North India · North IndiaBy the end of 1192, Ghori's forces had effectively controlled the core of North India, forming an expansion corridor from the northwestern frontier to the Gangetic Plain; the political landscape of the Indian subcontinent shifted to a new phase dominated by Islamic powers.