This thread will be gradually appended with short clips of information on the famous Chauhan King Prithviraj III.
These are taken from the recent sessions done with Sangam Talks and Shri Kshatriya Yuvak Sangh.
Maps & figures used can be accessed at our blog – agrippedsoul.wordpress.com/category/prith…
Why History?
Civilizations and History. Their innate interlinking.
Does focus on History steer us away from orientation toward future. Is history just a macro subject which doesn’t have use cases for individuals.
Varying clientele of History. Part 1
Is history just a macro subject which doesn’t have use cases for individuals. Varying clientele of History. Point 2.
Why to pay attention to the Prithviraj era? How were its effects so far reaching. Prithviraj's extreme portrayal/profiling in various camps.
Why to pay attention to the Prithviraj era? New propaganda and the need to cut it.
Clans and their role in politico-military configuration of medieval India.
Etymology, Chahamana to Chauhan, Inscriptions and Apabhramsha. Pardon me for explaining well-known terminology like inscriptions.
Many folks don’t know, had to ensure everybody understood the content.
History of Chahamana, the progenitor of Chauhan clan - part 1
History of Chahamana, the progenitor of Chauhan clan - part 2
Sambhar/Ajmer based Chauhans' Sapadalaksha Kingdom, its continuous geographical identity.
Ancient Kshatriya lineage of the Chauhans, their lebensraum and expansion.
Close of peripheral/background topics. Will add for Prithviraj Chauhan soon.
Introduction to an immortal name in the annals of Indian history - Prithviraj Chauhan III
Are the Chauhans Agnivanshi?
Was Anangpal Tomar the grandfather of Prithviraj and the contemporary Delhi King who handed the kingdom over to latter.
12th century AD expansion of Ajmer Kingdom's borders by pre-decessors of Prithviraj Chauhan.
Maximum extent and changes in Ajmer Kingdom's borders during the reign of Prithviraj Chauhan.
Was the Chauhan King lacking deviousness. Were the Chauhans sticking to obsolete ancient politico-military ethics & practices in the age of simmering Islamic threats?
One, two, seven, seventeen, twenty five? Just how many times did Prithviraj and Ghori clash - part 1
How many times did Prithviraj and Ghori clash - part 2
What about the assertion that Prithviraj defeated Ghori multiple times and yet pardoned to let him live? - part 1
What about the assertion that Prithviraj defeated Ghori multiple times and yet pardoned to let him live? - part 2
What were the mistakes or shortcomings of Prithviraj/Chauhans specifically? - part 1. Confederation
What were the mistakes of Prithviraj/Chauhans specifically? - part 2. Not surmounting geographical disadvantage.
What were the mistakes of Prithviraj/Chauhans specifically?- part 3. Horses.
Side note: We've seen people claiming that in medieval India we didn’t have any native horse breeds and battleworthy cavalries to collide with the Turks man 2 man. That's false & will be debunked in...
...separate content later.
What were the mistakes of Prithviraj/Chauhans specifically? - part 4. Horses.
What were the mistakes of Prithviraj/Chauhans specifically? - part 5. Espionage.
How and where did Prithviraj Chauhan die - part 1
How and where did Prithviraj Chauhan die - part 2
How and where did Prithviraj Chauhan die - part 3
Ghori was let lose only once. In the battle of Sutlej 1182-83 AD. With the payment of war indemnities and the condition of future tribute payments, as stated previously.
Broader reasons for Indian failures, of which Tarain was just an instance. Part - 1
Broader reasons for Indian failures, of which Tarain was just an instance. Part - 2
Prithviraj, the leader, the personality. Insights based on his actions - part 1. Awareness of Rashtra.
Prithviraj, the leader, the personality. Insights based on his actions - part 2. Awareness of Rashtra.
Prithviraj, the leader, the personality. Insights based on his actions - part 3. Awareness of Dharma
Prithviraj, the leader, the personality. Insights based on his actions - part 4. Awareness of Neeti
Did Jaichandra Gahadavala invite Ghori to fight against Prithviraj Chauhan? - part 1
Did Jaichandra Gahadavala invite Ghori to fight against Prithviraj Chauhan? - part 2
A whole chapter was dedicated in the book regarding the frivolous debate on ancestry of Prithviraj Chauhan.
We now cover some points that couldn't be included in the book's chapter. Part 1
On the debate over ancestry of Prithviraj Chauhan - part 2. Key of unlocking the truth.
On the debate over ancestry of Prithviraj Chauhan - part 3. PrithvirajVijaya, identifying the Marubhoomi & GurjaraBhoomi.
On the debate over ancestry of Prithviraj Chauhan - part 4. Proliferation of claims.
On the debate over ancestry of Prithviraj Chauhan - part 5. Earliest known occurrence of the term Gurjara.
On the debate over ancestry of Prithviraj Chauhan - part 6. Testimony of Brahmagupta and Vanaraja Chavda.
On the debate over ancestry of Prithviraj Chauhan - part 7. PrithvirajVijaya - Paramara Udayaditya.
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On the debate over ancestry of Prithviraj Chauhan - part 8. Muslim rulers like Alp Khan.
On the debate over ancestry of Prithviraj Chauhan - part 9. Naming of places by ruling groups and the case of Gurjaratra.
On the debate over ancestry of Prithviraj Chauhan - part 10. Occurrence of Gurjara term in Rajataramgini (a)
On the debate over ancestry of Prithviraj Chauhan - part 11. Occurrence of Gurjara term in Rajataramgini (b)
On the debate over ancestry of Prithviraj Chauhan - part 12. Tra pratyay of Panini and the word Gurjaratra.
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