Battle of Chandawar

The Battle of Chandawar was fought in 1194 between Muhammad of Ghor and Jayachandra of the Gahadavala dynasty.^[2] It took place at Chandawar (modern Chandawal near Firozabad^[3]), 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.^[1]

Battle of Chandawar
Part of Indian campaigns of Muhammad of Ghor
Date 1194 Location modern Chandawal near Firozabad 27.107°N 78.367°E / 27.107; 78.367 Result Ghurid victory[1]
Belligerents
Ghurid Empire	Gahadavala kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Muhammad of Ghor Qutb ud din Aibak	Jayachandra †
Chandawar Location of the Battle of Chandawar

Notes

1. Abul Barkat Muhammud Habibullah 1957, p. 53.
2. Jain 2001, p. 220.
3. Jackson 2003, p. 10.

Sources

• Jackson, Peter (2003). The Delhi Sultanate: A Political and Military History. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-54329-3.
• Jain, Meenakshi, ed. (2001). The India They Saw: Foreign Accounts: 8th-15th Centuries. Vol. II. Ocean Books Pvt. Ltd.

Abul Barkat Muhammud Habibullah (1957). The Foundation of Muslim rule in India.