Battle of Kasahrada (1197) | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Rajput Confederacy | Ghurid Empire | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Bhima II Jayatasimha Dharavarsha Prahladana |
Qutubuddin Aibak Asaduddin Arsalan Qulji Sarfuddin Muhammad Chirak Nasiruddin Hussain Jahan Pahalwan | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
Unknown | Unknown, outnumbered by the Rajputs | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
15,000-50,000 | Unknown | ||||||||
The Battle of Kasahrada (1197) was fought on 4 February 1197 between the Ghurid forces led by their slave-lieutenant Qutubuddin Aibak and the Rajput forces led by Chaulukya ruler Bhima II. It was fought in the present-day state of Rajasthan at Kasahrada, which is at foot of Mount Abu in the southern Aravali hills. Qutubuddin forces secured a decisive victory and sacked Anhilwara, thereby avenging the defeat of his master Muhammad of Ghor at the same site two decades earlier.