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Prithvi Raj

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Prithvi Raj (prĭt`vē räj), d. 1192, ruler of the Chauan dynasty of N India. A great warrior, he later became the subject of many romantic epics, including the Chand Raisa. He resisted the incursions of the Afghans led by Muhammad of Ghor, but in 1192 at the second battle of Taraori his army was routed and he himself killed. After the defeat, the Delhi Sultanate Delhi Sultanate, refers to the various Muslim dynasties that ruled in India (1210–1526). It was founded after Muhammad of Ghor defeated Prithvi Raj and captured Delhi in 1192.
..... Click the link for more information.  was established, marking the beginning of Muslim dominance in India.
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Prithvi Raj Chavan, member of the upper house in Parliament, supported the Indian strategy of a gradualist globalization to protect the huge number of vulnerable Indians from the vagaries of market forces.
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