Battle of Kasahrada (1197)
| Second Battle of Kasahrada | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Rajput Confederation | Ghurid Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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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 | |||||||||
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50,000 killed 20,000 enslaved | Unknown | ||||||||
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.