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Question
Give Reason why
Turks succeeded against Rajputs
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Solution
- The Rajputs were brave soldiers and skilled swordsmen. But they suffered defeat after defeat. The reasons for their defeat or, in other words, causes for Muslim success were the following:
- The Rajputs lacked unity. They were always fighting with each other. Prithviraj Chauhan and Jaichand could not unite against Muhammad Ghori.
- Rajput chiefs were jealous of each other.
- The Rajputs had no standing army of their own and hence had to depend on the feudal lords for contingents.
- The Rajputs were no match for the quick and swift army and cavalry of the Central Asian warriors.
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| Column A | Column B |
| 1. AD 1025 | (a) The first battle of Tarain |
| 2. AD 1192 | (b) Muhammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj Chauhan at Tarain |
| 3. AD 1194 | (c) Mahmud of Ghazni attacked and destroyed the Hindu temple at Somnath |
| 4. AD 1191 | (d) Muhammad Ghori defeated and killed Jaichand of Kanauj |
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