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Prithviraj Chauhan III was the last of the great Chauhan rulers of Ajmer who left a deep imprint in the sands of time and redefined the concept of valour in its noblest form. The Chauhans traced their origins to Sambhar or Sapadlaksh as it was then called. Some contend that the Chauhan descended from the solar dynasty of Rajputs. The historical work Hammir Maha Kavya on this issue quotes. " He (the Chauhan ruler) rules over the heads of kings as his ancestor, the sun, ruled over the heads of Mountains. " However certain stone inscriptions (Hansi Inscription of 1167 A.D. and the Achleshwar temple inscription of 1320 A.D.) assert that the Chauhans belonged to the Lunar dynasty. The town of Ajmer, as per popular belief, was founded by Ajaipal Chauhan in early sixth century. The final transformation of Ajmer into a major city and center of political power probably took place after the tenth century in the time of kind Ajaideva II.

Prithviraj Chauhan III came from a distinguished line of rules who had elevated Ajmer to the position of the premier power in north Indian when even the Tomar rulers of Delhi paid homage to them. Prithviraj was the son of Someshwara who died in 1179 A.D. As Prithviraj was a minor, his mother Karpuridevi, a wise and sagacious lady, acted as regent and guided the destinies of the Chauhan empire with great tact and understanding. Prithviraj reigned for thirteen years and had aptly been hailed as the last Hindu Emperor of India. His whole life was one unbroken chain of chivalrous deeds and glorious exploits, which have won for him eternal fame and a name that will last as long as chivalry itself. Among his major military exploits could be termed the defeat of king of Gujarat and the sack of Mahoba whose generals, Ala and Udal, fought with great valour. The neighbour, King Jaichand of Kanauj could not digest his increasing power and influence and conspired against him constantly. Relations with Jaichand reached a low ebb when Prithviraj eloped with the former's beautiful daughter, Samyogita. Prithviraj sprinted away Samyogita from a 'Swayamber' held to choose a husband for her and Prithviraj's name was deliberately omitted from the list of invitees. That she preferred to garland a statue of Prithviraj in the latter's absence and the subsequent elopment has fired the imagination of bards over the years who have woven this tale into lyrical prose.

yes i know this...previously thr was a soap abt prithviraj chauhan on DD-1 called "main delhi hun"...thr prithvi was played by shahbaaz khan,samyogita was vaishnavi and guess wht..samyogita's frnd who is a spy of jaichand falls in luv with chand bardai(i.e.currently chand)..she was none other than gracy singh of lagaan...tht was her first soap 😊

interesting i din't know that thanks 4 shring

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Prithviraj's Love for Sanyogita - Jaichandra's Daughter

The story of Prithviraj's bold exploits spread far and wide in the country and he was the center of much discussion in the circle of the nobility. Sanyogita, the daughter of Jaichandra Gahadwala fell secretly in love with Prithviraj and she started a secret poetic correspondence with him. Her father the haughty Jaichandra got wind of this and he decided to teach his daughter and her upstart lover a lesson. So he arranged a Swayamwara (a ceremony where a bride can select her husband from the assembled princes. She had the right to garland any prince and she became his queen. This is an ancient Hindu custom among Royalty). Jaichandra invited all the big and small princes of the country to Kannauj for the royal Swayamwara. But he deliberately ignored Prithviraj.

To add insult to injury, he even made a statue of Prithviraj and kept him as a doorman.


The Elopement of Sanyogita with Prithviraj

Prithviraj got to know of this and he confided his plans to his lover.

On the said day, Sanyogita walked down the aisle where the royals had assembled and bypassed all of them only to reach the door and garland the statue of Prithviraj as a doorman. The assemblage was stunned at this brash act of hers. But what stunned them and her father Jaichandra was the next thing that happened.

Prithviraj who was hiding behind the statue, also in the garb of a doorman, whisked Sanyogita away and put her up on his steed to make a fast getaway to his capital at Delhi.


Chouhan-Rathod Warfare Leads to Weakening of both Rajput Kingdoms

Jaichandra and his army gave earnest chase and in the resultant string of battles between the two kingdoms fought between 1189 and 1190, both of them suffered heavily.

reference: http://www.balagokulam.org/teach/biographies/prithvi.php

All this is very interesting. Thanks for the info.! 😊

it is really cool...avtab n kafi research ki hai 😉

yea rtey, i did. i ask many people abt the story as didn't know anythink abt pcr. got different stories. then i have made an it search n again got different stories abt his wives 😉 but ingeneral, i found wat happend with him in afgan really inhuman or i cannot express in word 😡 😭 😭

well i know wat happened it is really inhuman means just disgusting