Second attempt was made when Alexander was helped to cross Khyber Pass, when he bribed King of Taxila with gold.īut Alexander failed to conquer India and left back. But he failed a Yavan was burnt alive by Muchukunda. Indian kings have been fighting within themselves and couple of times, they let invaders attack their own country men.įirst was Jarasandha, who brought KalaYavan to attack Krishna in dwaraka to avenge his son-in-law Kamsa’s death. His father died when Prithviraj was around 11 years old and he ascended throne with his mother as the regent. Both the texts state that he was particularly proficient in archery and learned the art of Sabda-Bhedi (hitting a target by concentrating on sound, while being blind-folded) during his childhood. He was master of history, mathematics, medicine, military, painting, philosophy (mimamsa), and theology. The same book states that he mastered 6 languages while Prithviraj Raso, written by his friend poet Chand Bardai claims that he learned 14 languages. Based on these positions and assuming certain other planetary positions, the year of Prithviraj’s birth was calculated as 1166 CE (1223 Vikram Samvat). This book does not mention the year of his birth, but provides some of the astrological planetary positions at the time of his birth, calling them auspicious. According to Prithviraja Vijaya, he was born on the 12th day of the Jyeshta month. Both Prithviraj and his younger brother Hariraja were born in Gujarat, where their father Someshvara was brought up at the Chalukya court by his maternal relatives. Prithviraj was born to the Chahamana king Someshvara and queen Karpuradevi.
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