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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|1194 battle during Muhammad of Ghor&#039;s Indian campaigns}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=April 2019}}<br /> {{Infobox military conflict<br /> | conflict = Battle of Chandawar<br /> | partof = [[Indian campaigns of Muhammad of Ghor]]<br /> | date = 1194<br /> | place = modern Chandawal near [[Firozabad]]<br /> | result = Ghurid victory{{sfn|Habibullah|1957|p=53}}<br /> | combatant1 = [[Ghurid Empire]]<br /> | combatant2 = [[Gahadavala dynasty|Gahadavala kingdom]]<br /> | commander1 = [[Muhammad of Ghor]]&lt;br&gt;[[Qutb ud din Aibak]]<br /> | commander2 = [[Jayachandra]]{{KIA}}<br /> | coordinates = {{coord|27.107|N|78.367|E|display=inline, title}}<br /> | map_type = South Asia<br /> | map_relief = yes<br /> | map_size = 300px<br /> | map_marksize = 13<br /> | map_caption = Location of the Battle of Chandawar<br /> | map_label = Chandawar<br /> | map_mark = Big battle symbol.svg<br /> }}<br /> <br /> The &#039;&#039;&#039;Battle of Chandawar&#039;&#039;&#039; was fought in 1194 between [[Muhammad of Ghor]] and [[Jayachandra]] of the [[Gahadavala dynasty]].{{sfn|Jain|2001|p=220}} It took place at Chandawar (modern Chandawal near [[Firozabad]]),{{sfn|Jackson|2003|p=10}} on the [[Yamuna River]] close to [[Agra]]. The victory of this battle gave Muhammad control of much of [[North India]]. The battle was hotly contested, until Jayachandra was killed and his army routed.{{sfn|Habibullah|1957|p=53}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==Sources==<br /> {{refbegin}}<br /> *{{cite book |first=Peter |last=Jackson |title=The Delhi Sultanate: A Political and Military History |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lt2tqOpVRKgC&amp;pg=PA10 |year=2003 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-54329-3}}<br /> *{{cite book |title=The India They Saw: Foreign Accounts: 8th-15th Centuries |volume=II |editor-first=Meenakshi |editor-last=Jain |publisher=Ocean Books Pvt. Ltd. |year=2001}}<br /> * {{cite book |author=Habibullah |first=Abul Barkat Muhammud |title=The Foundation of Muslim rule in India |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.199570/page/n71/mode/2up |publisher=Central Book Depot |year=1957 |edition=3rd |location=Allahabad |language=en}}<br /> {{refend}}<br /> <br /> {{Clear}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Conflicts in 1194|Chandawar]]<br /> [[Category:Military history of India|Chandawar]]<br /> [[Category:1194 in Asia]]<br /> [[Category:12th century in India]]<br /> [[Category:Battles involving the Ghurid dynasty|Chandawar]]<br /> [[Category:Battles involving the Rajputs|Chandawar]]<br /> {{India-battle-stub}}<br /> [[Category:Battles involving the Tajiks]]</div>

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