| Siege of Kalinjar | |||||||||
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 Kalinjar Fort in 1814. | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Ghurid Dynasty | Chandelas of Jejakabhukti | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Qutb-ud-din Aibak Iltutmish |
Paramardi  | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | 50,000 taken as captives (slaves)[1] | ||||||||
The Siege of Kalinjar was a military expedition conducted by the Ghurid Empire under the leadership of Qutb-ud-din Aibak and Iltutmish against the Chandelas of Jejakabhukti in 1203. During this campaign, the Ghurids successfully captured the Kalinjar fortress after laying siege to it. The Ghurid forces emerged victorious, defeating the Chandelas, and the Chandela ruler Paramardi surrendered Kalinjar to the Ghurids.[2][3][4]
- ^ Raychaudhuri, Tapan; Habib, Irfan; Kumar, Dharma (1982). The Cambridge Economic History of India: Volume 1, C.1200-c.1750. CUP Archive. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-521-22692-9.
- ^ Srivastava, Ashok Kumar (1972). The Life and Times of Kutb-ud-din Aibak. Govind Satish Prakashan.
- ^ Kar, Hemendra Chandra (1980). Military History of India. Firma KLM. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-8364-1588-9.
- ^ Ojha, Dhirendra Nath (1993). Aristocracy in Medieval India. Orient Publications. p. 19. ISBN 978-81-85294-05-6.