Attacks of Muhammed Ghori

The second attack from north-west was made by the Muhammed Ghori at the end of 12th century, for which India was not prepared. He attacked from Gomal Pass in 1182, and conquered Sindh. In 1182, he conquered Lahore and soon after, an attack was commenced on the Rajputs kingdoms controlling the Ganges plain. Prithviraj Chauhan led the Rajputs against Muhammed Ghori at the First battle of Tarain in 1191 and the Rajputs became victorious. At the Second battle of Tarain in 1191 at the same place, Prithviraj was defeated by the kingdom of Delhi fell to Ghori. Muhammad Ghori defeated and killed Jayachandra, the king of Kanauj, in the Battle of Chadawar. Before his assassination in 1206, Turks had conuered the Ganga-Yamuna doab and its neighbouring areas, and Bihar and Bengal wwere also overrun. This started a new era in Indian history.

Raids of Muhmammad Ghori
Ist Raid	1175 AD	Over Multan and Uchha
IInd Raid	1178 AD	Over Abu and Anilwar
IIIrd Raid	1179 AD	Over Punjab (Peshawar)
IVth Raid	1185 AD	Over Sialkot
Vth Raid	1186 AD	Defeated Malik Khusoro of Lahore and captured Punjab
VIth Raid	1191 AD	Ist Battle of Tarain
VIIth Raid	1192 AD	IInd Battle of Tarain
VIIIth Raid	1194 AD	Against Kannauj, defeated Jaichand
IXth Raid	1205,1206 AD	Against Khokkar (A tribe of Punjab)