After the Turkish invader Mahmood Gaznavi, Muhammad Gauri of Gaur state attacked India and sowed seeds of Muslim rule in India. Gauri fought many battles in India but Tarain battles with the ruler of Ajmer, Prithviraj Chauhan were decisive. In the first battle Gauri was defeated badly and ran away. But in the second battle of Tarain, Prithviraj Chauhan was defeated. This was a decisive battle of the history of India. After this victory, Turks got an opportunity to establish their rule in India. Muhammad Gauri’s last operation was against Khokhars in 1206 CE. At the end of this war, when Gauri was returning back, he was killed by Khokhars on Jhelum’s bank. Mohammad Gauri had no heir to him. His sudden death resulted in struggle among his army and nobles to get royal status. In this struggle Gauri’s slave and General Qutub-udin-Aibak emerged victorious. With this the first Muslim empire was established in India.
