Siege of Gwalior (1196)

Siege of Gwalior

Gwalior fort
Date1196
Location
Gwalior
Result Ghurid victory
Territorial
changes		 Gwalior annexed to Ghurid dynasty
Fall of Kachchhapaghata dynasty
Belligerents
Ghurid dynasty Kachchhapaghata dynasty
Parihar Rajputs
Commanders and leaders
Muhammad of Ghor
Qutb ud-Din Aibak
Bahauddin Tughril		 Sulakshanapala Surrendered

The siege of Gwalior was a military expedition of The Ghurid Dynasty aganist the Kachchhapaghata dynasty in 1196. The Ghurids under Qutb ud-Din Aibak captured Gwalior after defeating Sulakshanapala, the King of Kachchhapaghata. Sulakshanapala surrendered to Aibak, which led to the complete end of Rajput Kachchhapaghata dynasty[1][2][3][4][5]

Sulakshanapala, the King of Kachchhapaghata dynasty surrendered the fort and accepted their sovereignty.[2] Qutb ud-Din appointed his slave Iltutmish as governor.[6] This led to the decline of Kachchhapaghata dynasty.

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  5. ^ Chakravarty, Kalyan Kumar (1984). Gwalior Fort: Art, Culture, and History. Arnold-Heinemann. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-391-03223-1.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).