Particularly well-known are his battles with Shahabuddin Muhammad Ghori. He went on several campaigns to expand his territory as king, and he earned a reputation as a valiant and courageous warrior. He could hit targets accurately even as a small child based solely on their sounds. He was a brave and intelligent child with exceptional military abilities. Prithviraj began to show signs of his greatness at a young age. Prithviraj Chauhan is widely regarded as a courageous Indian king who stood up to Muslim rulers. His elopement with Samyukta (Sanyogita), the daughter of Jai Chandra Rathod, the Gahadvala king of Kannauj, in 1175 is a popular romantic tale in India, and it is one of the subjects of the Prithviraj Raso, an epic poem composed by Chauhan’s court poet and friend Chand Bardai. He unified the Rajputs against Muslim invasions and controlled much of what is now Rajasthan and Haryana. His maternal grandfather Anangpal III of the Tomara dynasty in Delhi gave him Delhi.
At the age of 20, he ascended to the throne and ruled from the twin capitals of Ajmer and Delhi.
He was a member of the Rajput Chauhan clan. Before Hemu, Prithviraj Chauhan was the last independent Hindu king to sit on the throne of Delhi.
