Jaichand was one of the contenders for the Delhi throne. This started the rivalry between Prithviraj Chauhan and Jaichand Gahadval. But Prithviraj Chauhan got Delhi from his maternal Grandfather Anandpal Tomara. This was because Muhammad Ghori was sitting in Punjab. Battle of Tarain Battle of Tarain 1191Īfter 1190, Muhammad Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan were in front of each other. The two battles were fought at the plain of Tarain. So, from here the struggle between Muhammad Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan started. When Ghori occupied Punjab region, that time the Tomara and Chauhans were ruling at the Delhi and Ajmer region respectively. This all proved to be a change in the dimension of Indian History. After this incident, he became the sole authority of Punjab. He deceived Khushrau Malik (last descendant of Mahmud Ghazni) and killed him. So, he returned back and then turned his attention towards Punjab. Here, he was badly defeated by the Gujarat Ruler Bhima-II. But his army got entrapped in the Marshy land of Rann of Kutch. Ghori decided to occupy the Northern part of India via Bolan Pass. From here, he started his expedition to India. Muhammad Ghori defeated Ghaznavids from the Punjab region of India. Muhammad Ghori and India of 12th Century CE The most important person of this dynasty who came to India as invader was Muhammad Ghori. So, from here the story of the Ghurid dynasty started. So, as retaliation Allauddin Jahansoz, the prominent member of the Ghurid family attacked Ghazni and established the Ghurid Dynasty. During the time of the successors of Mahmud of Ghazni, a member of Ghurid family humiliated and killed in the court of Ghaznavids.
Actually, Ghurid were vassals of Ghaznavids. The founder of the Ghurid Dynasty was Allauddin Jahansoz. It was established at the place Ghur (Afghanistan). And this led to the coming of Muhammad Ghori as an invader in India. Actually, Mahmud of Ghazni has shown the wealth of India to the world. So, from his death to the 2nd half of the 12th Century CE, there were continuous plundering raids in India. After the death of Mahmud of Ghazni, his successor failed to manage the Empire made by him.