Battle of Kasahrada (1197)

Battle of Kasahrada (1197)
Date4 February 1197
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 Ghurid victory
Territorial
changes
Anhilwara annexed by Ghurids
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
Battle of Kasahrada is located in South Asia
Battle of Kasahrada
Battle of Kasahrada
Location within South Asia

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.