Battle of Kasahrada

For later battle at same site, see Battle of Kasahrada (1197).

1st Battle of Kasahrada
Part of Indian campaigns of Muhammad of Ghor

Map of Battle of Kasahrada
Date1178
Location
Kayandra in modern Sirohi district of Rajasthan
24°34′16″N 72°50′17″E / 24.571°N 72.838°E / 24.571; 72.838
Result Rajput confederacy victory
Belligerents
Rajput Confederacy Ghurid Empire
Commanders and leaders
Mularaja II
Kelhanadeva
Kirtipala
Dharavarsha		 Muhammad of Ghur (WIA)
Casualties and losses
Unknown Heavy
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Location of the Battle of Kasahrada

The Battle of Kasahrada, also known as Battle of Kayadara or Battle of Gadararaghatta was fought in 1178 at modern Kasahrada in Sirohi district near Mount Abu in present-day Rajasthan. It was fought between the Rajput Confederacy led by Mularaja II and the invading Ghurid forces led by Muhammad of Ghor, during which the Ghurid forces were signally defeated.

Endeavoring for Ghurid expansion east of Indus during the last quarter of twelfth century, Muhammad of Ghor, marched down the Gumal Pass and seized Multan and Uch ejecting the Carmathians from there before he attempted to penetrate into mainland India, approaching it through the territory of Chaulukyas situated in the present-day Gujarat. The Ghurid army marching by the way of Multan and Uch reached Kasahrada, at foot of Mount Abu in state of exhaustion after a long march through the Thar Desert, where they confronted the forces of Chaulukya king Mularaja aided by his Rajput allies. In the decisive battle, the famished Ghurid army was routed and wounded Muhammad of Ghor, retreated back to his capital Ghazna, through the desert with considerable difficulty.