Back بريثفيراج تشوهان Arabic بريثفيراج تشوهان ARZ पृथ्वीराज चौहान Bihari পৃথ্বীরাজ চৌহান Bengali/Bangla Prithvírádža III. Čauchan Czech Prithviraj III. Chauhan German Pritvi-raĝo Ĉaŭhan Esperanto Prithviraj Chauhan Spanish Prithivîrâja Châhumâna III French પૃથ્વીરાજ ચૌહાણ Gujarati
| Prithviraj Chauhan | |
|---|---|
 Posthumous painting depicting Prithviraj Chauhan seated on a terrace leaning against a bolster from Kota | |
| Ruler of Sapadalaksha | |
| Reign | c. 1177–1192 |
| Predecessor | Someshvara |
| Successor | Govindaraja IV |
| Born | 1166 Gujarat |
| Died | 1192 (aged 25–26) Ajmer |
| Spouse | Sanyogita |
| Dynasty | Chahamanas of Shakambhari |
| Father | Someshvara |
| Mother | Karpuradevi (Kalachuri Princess) |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Prithviraja III (IAST: Pṛthvī-rāja; reign. c. 1177 – 1192), popularly known as Prithviraj Chauhan or Rai Pithora, was a king from the Chauhan (Chahamana) dynasty who ruled the territory of Sapadalaksha, with his capital at Ajmer in present-day Rajasthan. Ascending the throne as a minor in 1177 CE, Prithviraj inherited a kingdom which stretched from Thanesar in the north to Jahazpur (Mewar) in the south, which he aimed to expand by military actions against neighbouring kingdoms, most notably defeating the Chandelas.
Prithviraj led a coalition of several Rajput kings and defeated the Ghurid army led by Muhammad of Ghor near Taraori in 1191 However, in 1192, Muhammad returned with an army of Turkish mounted archers and defeated the Rajput army on the same battlefield. Prithviraj was captured and summarliy executed, although his minor son Govindaraja was reinstated by Muhammad as his puppet ruler in Ajmer. His defeat at Tarain is seen as a landmark event in the Islamic conquest of India, and has been described in several semi-legendary accounts, most notably the Prithviraj Raso.