i am fed up with history being fabricated,pls post govt approved history in this topic.i have heard raso is not approved by govt of india for history course,and there are different versions of raso.
invaders were criminals and cowards.
prithviraj
November 4, 2006, 03:04 PM
Just before Khawaja Moiunddin's arrival in India in 1191 AD this country was divided into various smaller states which were ruled by different Rajput clans. Rajputana was under the Sisodia Rajputs of Mewar, Ajmer was ruled by the Chauhans. Delhi was under Tomars, Kanauj was ruled by Rathors, Gujarat by Baghelas, Bundelkand by Chandellas and Bengal and Bihar by Paul and Sen dynasties respectively.
Among the above principalities, Kanauj and Delhi were most powerful but there existed a bitter enmity between Raja Prithvi Raj (ruler of Ajmer and Delhi) and Raja Jaychand Rathor (ruler of Kanauj). They were cousin brothers by blood relation. Just at this time, it very unfortunately happened that the King of Delhi died, and left no son or grandson to succeed him. But he had had a daughter who had married the King of Ajmer, and Prithvi Rai was her son. So, as the old man had no son's son to leave his throne to, it seemed natural enough to leave it to his daughter's son, Prithvi Rai, who thus became King of Delhi and Ajmere, and in this way the most powerful monarch in India. But this made one man very angy. The King of Kanauj claimed that he ought to have had Delhi, for he had been married to a sister of the old King. Probably he had always been jealous of Prithvi Rai, but now he began to hate him with his whole heart.
Emperor Prithviraj Chauhan
Emperor Prithviraj Chauhan ruled from 1179 to 1192 AD. He was a legendary figure in the Rajput history of India. He was the son of Raja Someshwara who ruled from 1169 to 1179 A D over a big northern part of India. Raja Somdshwara was the 29th ruler in the lineage of Raja Vasudeva who descended form Chahuman the founder of the "Chauhan" clan of Rajputs whose date is untraceable. Raja Vasudeva is however reported to have flourished in Vikram Samvat 608 or 551 AD according to the genealogical tree given at the end of Prabhandakosh.
Emperor Prithvi Raj was the last Hindu Emperor of India who ruled over a mighty empire from Taragarh Fort of Ajmer and Delhi. He enjoyed the unique distinction of being the "flower of Rajput chivalry and human beauty" of his time. His famous bard, Chand has described his heroic exploits and romantic career in "Prithvi Raj Rasa ," a very rare but historic documentary on the contemporary history of Rajputs in India.
It was during the reign of this emperor Prithvi Raj that Hazrat Khawaja Moinuddin Chishty arrived in Ajmer on his holy mission in 1191 AD. The Khawaja Sahib had to resist all the stubborn opposition of Prithvi Raj with his amazing spiritual powers.
Why Ajmer
Apart from the 4606 recorded and unrecorded 'Karamaat' or miracles emanating from Hazrat Khawaja Moinuddin the choice of Ajmer for the center of his spiritual mission was itself a most remarkable feature of his illuminating work in India. It was not the work of any human brain or ingenuity, but it was indeed the result of a "divine decree" from Medina or the Holy Prophet of Islam that suited the great saint's mission so admirably from every conceivable point of its vantage. Politically Ajmer was the pivot of a mighty kingdom that swayed over the most prominent part of India. Geographically it was the heart of India from which the life blood flowed through all the vital veins of the country and socially and economically it was at the zenith of Hindu superiority and power during the time of Khawaja Sahib's arrival in India. There could, therefore be no other suitable place for the seat of his spiritual mission and to pilot the movement of Islam in this country. In short, it was an ideal center from every point of view to conduct one of the toughest encounters between the forces of materialism and spiritualism the world has ever witnessed in which the latter as always, triumphed over the former by the infinite grace of God without recourse to any kind of armed conflict, pressure or coercion.
Khwaja in Ajmer
At the time, when Khwaja Sahib entered India, King Shahabuddin Ghauri was defeated by Prithviraj, the king of Delhi and Ajmer and his army retreated to Ghazni. Muslims asked Khwaja Sahib (R.A) and his companions not to proceed further as the king of Muslims had been defeated. But all the Saints of the group said : "You were dependent on swords but we have faith in Almighty." Thus the caravan reached at the bank of Ravi river after passing through Fort Shadman and Multan.
Across the Ravi was located Lahore the capital of Punjab and the high rise spires of temples were telling the tales of splendor of the city. They crossed river and stayed at the mazar of Hazart Ali Bin Usman Hijweri, known as Data Ganj Bakhsh (R.A) just out side city wall.
After leaving Lahore, Khwaja Gharib Nawaz (R.A) reached Samna (Patiala) and stayed there. Though apparently, people there were sympathetic but in reality they were enemy to him and wanted to harm him. and the mother of Prithviraj, King of Delhi and Ajmer was an astrologer and after having knowledge through her astrology, she informed her son about signs of a person who will be the cause of his destruction. In view of this prediction, the king asked the artists to sketch the person who resembled Khwaja Gharib Nawaz (R.A) and sent these sketches to all the border areas. He also ordered his men to kill the person resembling with sketch as and where found.
Thus when Khwaja Gharib Nawaz (R.A) reached Samna, King?s men seeing the resemblance, tried to stop him. But Khwaja Sahib (R.A) comprehended their inner feelings through Divine inspiration. So he along with his companions slipped from the hands of their enemies safely and reached Ajmer. When Khwaja reached Ajmer Prithviraj was newly married and was having his honeymoon with his beautiful bride Queen Samyukta.
Khwaja Gharib Nawaz (R.A) and their companions used to take bath and performed ablution daily on the bank of Anna Sagar. One day, some of the followers were stopped by the King men for taking bath on the bank of the Anna Sagar and threatened them violently, The followers returned to Khwaja Sahib and informed him about the happening. He asked one of his followers to go and fight with that men. His cruel follower killed all those men by cutting down their coupling organ.
On hearing what had happened to his men, King Prithviraj went their with his army. But Muinnudin Chisti escaped from there. Prithviraj immediately returned to his harem as he could not curb his libido.
King Shahabuddin Ghauri who was in Khurasan, dreamt an old Saint, saying :
" O Shahabuddin ! Almighty has granted you kingdom of India. Get up and proceed towards India. Raja Prithviraj was newly married and was enjoying with his wife and delighted with his queen's company. It is the right time to attack his huge force. Come on."
After it, the Saint disappeared. When the king awake, he was under a peculiar state of mind. The voice was still echoing in his ears, saying ? proceed towards India. Success will be yours?. The King decided to invade hindustan again.
Ghauri on Expedition to India
King Shahabuddin Mohammed Ghauri was defeated by king Prithvi Raj one-year back in the field of Tara-en(Tradri) with great difficulties, but Ghori could save himself and reached Ghazni. Since he wanted to defeat Prithvi Raj, he was preparing for another war. But he did not expected to go for a battle against India after such a short span of time.
The Dream created great enthusiasm in his heart and he ordered his army to proceed on the expedition. On the eight day, he himself proceeded on the crusade. The army officers were very much surprised over the rush for the expedition. But nobody dared to enquire about it . When the army camped in Peshawar, an old man of royal family asked " O king though the preparations are on small scale, but the intention is still secret?"
The King took a deep breath and said. "You don?t know, what happened to me. Can you recall last year?s defeat that is a blot on my face, be sure that neither I havechanged my clothes nor I have taken rest on the bed. I never went to the haremI nor touched my wife after that defeate."
Hearing the king, the old man encouraged Shahabuddin Ghauri, prayed for his victory and said, If your lordship has the intention then act according to the need of the hour. Kindly call the Emirs and Chiefs to your court, grant them pardon and honour them, so that they could fight for you and may sacrifice their lives for you and wash the earlier defeat. The king liked the idea. So after reaching Multan, he called the court and granted a general pardon to all the Emirs and Chiefs. Then he addressed them" TO FIGHT FOR HIM". Every chief swore to fight till last breath for the cause after putting their hand on swords.
Condition of Prithviraj Chauhan:
After defeating Ghori in the firat battle, Prithviraj eloped with his lover Samyuktha, the princess of Kanouj. Prithviraj married Samyuktha and the royal couple continued their honeymoon endlessly. Prithviraj forgot his duties as an emperor and spent all the valuable times with his lovely wife Samyukta and he never the harem. Nor did Samyuktha remember her husband about his duties. They forgot themselves in their love and lust. Ghori collected his force and again invaded India not only to kill Prithviraj but also to rape his charming and lovable wife Samyuktha. Prithviraj was alarmed by this news and the Chauhan ruler was fully alive to the rise of this "beef-eating Mlechha named Ghori in the north-west who had captured Garjani [Ghazni]". Prithviraj again formed a vast army that was 10 times greater in numerical strength than that of Ghori.
prithviraj
November 4, 2006, 03:05 PM
A Decisive War
Shahabuddin took the advantage of the opportunity and he ordered for war in the evening, left the army camp as it is and after taking a long round of many miles crossed the river in the darkness of the night, and caught the enemy unaware. The emperor did not loose his senses and face the attack with a part of his army. Later the rest of his army also joined him.Rai Pithora?s army was comprised of three thousand elephants, three lakhs cavalry and a very large number of swordsmen and archers who were uncountable, while king Shahabuddin Ghauri had an army of just one lakh twenty thousand soldiers. Rai Pitharo's army was 10 times larger than that of the Sultan's army.
Since Rai Pithora was very sure about his victory, so he did not bother for an organized fight and ordered the entire army to charge against the enemy, On the contrary, King Shahabuddin, adopting war tactics, divided army into four parts under the command of four able generals and sent them to fight one after another. Rajput army was very much larger that disappointed the Sultan?s army. But he adopted another tactic. He lagged behind in an organized manner showing that he is defeated. Rajputs followed them in a disorganized manner. When the king saw the Rajputs disorganized, he attacked with his fresh army.
There was a fierce fight till noon. Raja Prithvi Raj came out of the warfield and stayed under the shadow of tree with his participating 150 chiefs. A final attack was decided. Everyone took an oath and came into warfield. Raja?s army was tired as it was fighting since morning. The Sultan sensed the opportunity. He launched a very strong attack with his fresh 12,000 swordsmen who all of a sudden reached in the heart of enemy?s army. When the other chiefs of king?s army saw the scene, They also pressed the enemy from left and right. In a moment, a million Rajputs were killed. The rajput?s army became panic. Meanwhile the elephants force, back bone of Raja?s army was also crushed by cruel muslim warriors. Rajputs tried their best to face the position but in vain. Lusty Gharib Nawaz?s (R.A) words were to be proved true, and they were.It was dusk when the sultan?s army dominated the enemies. A number of Raja?s including Khande Rao were killed while some other?s escaped. Rai Pithora also wanted to escape but was captured and butchered by Ghori on the banks of Saraswati river. Ghori not only defeated but also destroyed the Chauhan army.
In the end Shahabuddin Ghauri immerged victorious and the hold of Muslims on northern India became stronger. Later the Rajput?s king-doms like Saraswati, Samana, Kohram and Hansi were captured without any difficulty. Then Sultan proceeded to Ajmer. Nobody challenged him but the son?s of defeated and slain Rajas tried to stop him. But Ghori massacred them in no time. After reaching Ajmer, he taken over the kingdom to Prithvi Raj. Then Ghori marched straight to Prithviraj's Harem and captured his beautiful and lovely wife Samyuktha before Jauhar.
King Shahabuddin at the Feet of Khwaja Sahib
The evening was falling when Shahabuddin finished his raping in Ajmer. He heard Azan which made him surprised. On inquiring, people told him that some Fakir?s who had arrived a short time ago, used to call like this five times daily. The king took the direction. The Jamaat for prayers was ready. He joined it. Gharib Nawaz (R.A) was leading the Namaz.
As and when the prayers were over, and the king saw Khwaja Shaib (R.A), he was very much surprised , Since he recognized the man who predicted his victory in the dream. He wanted to fall flat on the feet of Gharib
After staying in Ajmer for few days, Sultan Shahabuddin Muhammed Ghauri marched towards Kannouj and captured it. He appointed his faithful Slave Qutubuddin Ebak, Viceroy of India and went back to Ghazni. Qutubuddin captured rest of small kingdoms in north India in a very short span of time and soon the Muslims got hold of the entire north India.
Thus with the help of a muslim saint saint ghori defeated prithviraj.
ghauri died in 1206 near lahore by khokhar's
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