Chauhan Dynasty

State · 980–1201 CE · at its largest around 1028 CE

Chahamana Rajput dynasty of Shakambhari in present-day Rajasthan, whose king Prithviraj III was defeated by Muhammad of Ghor at the Second Battle of Tarain in 1192.

On its lands while it lasted

Moinuddin Chishti (c. 1143 CE – 1236 CE): Sufi saint who established the Chishti order in India; his shrine at Ajmer is a major pilgrimage site.
Prithviraj Chauhan (c. 1166 CE – 1192 CE): Chahamana king of Ajmer and Delhi who defeated the Ghurids in 1191 but was defeated and killed after the second battle of Tarain.
Second Battle of Tarain (1192 CE): Muhammad of Ghor defeated Prithviraj Chauhan, opening northern India to Ghurid rule and paving the way for the Delhi Sultanate.
Qutb Minar (c. 1199 CE): Victory tower in Delhi, about 73 m tall, begun by Qutb ud-Din Aibak and completed by Iltutmish.