Yeah though Lalitadiya did defeat Yashovarman once but they were united this time to face Arabs. Pakis will claim what suits them it's not surprising. Battle of tours (732 AD) did happen during Umayyad caliphate but both are separate events. Europeans celebrate this victory till now where as Indians don't even know about the Battle of Rajasthan.
Well the Battle of Bharaich is most probably a myth.BUT There were many Ghaznavid incursions between Mahmud of Ghazni and Ghori, all of which were thrashed by the Gahadavalas and Chahamanas. I have compiled a list of them using sources obviously:
Pre 1192 repelled Turkic Invasions:
Indo Gangetic Plains:
- In the 1040s, a Hindu Coalition begin retaking cities conquered by Mahmoud Ghazni and even besiege a major city, Lahore.
-In the 1090s/Early 1110s, Masud III of Ghazni leads an expedition into India, and captured the Gahadavala king, who is later recovered by a constant war from Govindacandra, who “forces the Hammira to lay aside his emminity”. A treaty was concluded and Govindachandra retakes his kingdom.
-Govindachandra also seems to have repulsed a Ghaznavid invasion as a sovereign, as his courtier states that he killed a Hammira. His wife, Kumaradevi, praises him from “protecting Varanasi against the ‘wicked Tururska’. This is probably a reference to him being vigilant in general against the Turks, who may have fought or the frontier of the kingdom.
-Vijayachandra also seems to have repulsed a Ghaznavid invasion pre- 1164, when Khusrau Malik invaded India with pressure on the western front from the newly formed Ghurids, but was repulsed. Gahdavala records also praise him for this feat.
-Muhammad of Ghor gets lucky in the Battle of Chandarwar, however, an expedition is then launched against Varanasi, which seems to have been repulsed by Harishchandra.
Against the Chahamanas:
-Bahram Shah invades and captures Nagaur, and starts raiding into Chahamana territory, but gets repulsed by Anoraja, as attested by the Prithviraja Vijaya
- Ajayraja fights and routs the Ghaznavids out of Nagaur.
- Prithviraj’s frontier generals repulse several skirmishes of the Ghurids and crush the 1191 invasion.
Solankis:
- Rout the army of Muiz al din/ Muhammad of Ghor near Mt. Abu
Bahram Shah launched multiple “Holy wars” into India (as indicated by 13th century Muslim chronicler Minaj). The first one may have been an attempt at the Indo Gangetic plains, which was repulsed by Govindacandra. The second was probably directed towards the Chahamana kingdom, after achieving some success, they get repulsed completely. Khusrau Malik also attempted another shot at India, but he and his Turkic army were beaten by Vijayachandra.
Post 1192 -Indo-Muslim conflicts:
Guhilots:
-Illtutmish invades Mewar, and inflicts heavy losses on the army of Jaitra Singh. However, the Muslim army retreats upon the Vaghela chief Marching to help him.
- Jaitrasimha may have repulsed another invasion of Illtutmish (most probably his generals) as indicated by the praise upon his and his grandsons inscriptions.
-Sarashima, the grandson of Jaitrasimha, also claims to have “lifted the Gurjara land out of the Turushka sea”
Vaghelas/ Chaulukyas:
- Qutubuddin Aibak invades and sacks the Chaulukya capital, however, through effective techniques, 2 Solanki generals force Qutubuddin out.
-Later, Illtutmish’s generals invade Gujurat, who get help from the Jalore Chahamana Udayasimha, And successfully repulse this invasion.
- In the 1270s-1280s, Vaghela records claim that they defeated the “Turushkas”. This was most probably the forces of Ghiyasuddin Balban led to attempt another conquest of the area.
Chahamana Branches:
-Iltumish successfully captures Ranthambore in 1235, but it is soon reconquered by Vagabhata Chauahan, who evicts the Turk Garrison and repels 2 invasions in 1248 and 1253. (“Bahar Deo” is what he is referred to as in Muslim Chronicles).
-Illtutmish also seems to have conquered Mandore, which was quickly retaken by the Jalore Chahamana Udayasimha, who claims to have “curbed the pride of the Turushkas” , probably later during the reign of Razia Sultana. The fact that Jal-al-uddin Khalji had to reconquer Mandore further verifies this claim.
- Jal-al-uddin conquers Mandore and advances upon Ranthambore, but chickens out due to the amount of Muslim life it will cost.
-Hammirdev Chauhan repulses the first invasion of Ranthambore, but falls in the second.
Now, many of these Turkic armies were probably no more than 5-10,000 in number (as most troops were in the frontiers of the Sultanate) maybe perhaps besides the sieges. Khilji is said to have had a 380,000 strong army of Turks, Afghans, and some local Indians. However, the Rajput powers we are talking about could also field no more than 10-20,000, nevertheless, they still fought.
Sources:
Early Chauhan Dynasties by Dasharatha Sharma
Peter Jackson: The Delhi Sultanate a political and military history
Sailendra Nath Sen: Ancient Indian history and civilization
Mahesh Singh: Bhoja Paramar And his times
R. C. Majumdar: The history and culture of the Indian peoples : The Delhi Sultanates
History of the Gahdavalas by Roma Niyogi and RC Majumdar
Ashok Kumar Majumdar: Chaulukyas of Gujarat
historum.com
