Prithviraj Chauhan
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12th century Chahamana king of India
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Prithviraja III , popularly known as Prithviraj Chauhan or Rai Pithora, was a king from the Chauhan dynasty who ruled the territory of Sapadalaksha, with his capital at Ajmer in present-day Rajasthan. Ascending the throne as a minor in 1177 CE, Prithviraj inherited a kingdom which stretched from Thanesar in the north to Jahazpur in the south, which he aimed to expand by military actions against neighbouring kingdoms, most notably defeating the Chandelas.
