The second Battle of Tarain (1192 CE), which fundamentally opened the gates for permanent Muslim rule in northern India, was fought between: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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The second Battle of Tarain (1192 CE), which fundamentally opened the gates for permanent Muslim rule in northern India, was fought between:

A. Anandapala and Mahmud of Ghazni

B. Jaichand and Muhammad Ghori

C. Prithviraj Chauhan and Muhammad Ghori

D. Prithviraj Chauhan and Mahmud of Ghazni

Answer: Option C

Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)

In the Second Battle of Tarain in 1192, Mu'izz ad-Din Muhammad Ghori defeated the Chahamana ruler Prithviraj III (Chauhan), reversing the outcome of the first battle fought the year before.

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