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Tarain, Battles of

Years: 1191 - 1192

The Battles of Tarain, also known as the Battles of Taraori, are fought in 1191 and 1192 near the town of Tarain (Taraori), near Thanesar in present-day Haryana, approximately 150 kilometers north of Delhi, India, between a Ghurid force led by Sultan Mu'izz al-Din and a Chauhan Rajput army led by Prithviraj Chauhan.

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