<P> In 1191 , Mu'izz al - Din captured the fortress of Bhatinda in East Punjab , which was on the frontier of Prithiviraj Chauhan 's domains . Prithviraj marched on to Bhatinda and met his enemy at a place called Tarain ( also called Taraori ) near the ancient town of Thanesar . The Ghurid army initiates battle by attacking with cavalry who launch arrows at the Rajput center . The forces of Prithviraj counter-attack from three sides and dominate the battle , pressuring the Ghurid army into a withdrawal . Meanwhile , Mu'izz al - Din is wounded in personal combat with Prithviraj 's brother , Govind Tai . The victory of Prithviraj was decisive , he inflicted the crushing defeat on Mu'izz ad - Din by completely routing his forces and succeeded in stopping the Ghurid advance towards Hindustan in the first battle of Tarain . He did not pursue Ghori 's army either not wanting to invade hostile territory or misjudging Ghori 's ambition , instead electing to retake the fortress of Bhatinda . </P>
<P> In 1191 , Mu'izz al - Din captured the fortress of Bhatinda in East Punjab , which was on the frontier of Prithiviraj Chauhan 's domains . Prithviraj marched on to Bhatinda and met his enemy at a place called Tarain ( also called Taraori ) near the ancient town of Thanesar . The Ghurid army initiates battle by attacking with cavalry who launch arrows at the Rajput center . The forces of Prithviraj counter-attack from three sides and dominate the battle , pressuring the Ghurid army into a withdrawal . Meanwhile , Mu'izz al - Din is wounded in personal combat with Prithviraj 's brother , Govind Tai . The victory of Prithviraj was decisive , he inflicted the crushing defeat on Mu'izz ad - Din by completely routing his forces and succeeded in stopping the Ghurid advance towards Hindustan in the first battle of Tarain . He did not pursue Ghori 's army either not wanting to invade hostile territory or misjudging Ghori 's ambition , instead electing to retake the fortress of Bhatinda . </P>
where is the tarrain battle field located in haryana
where is the tarrain battle field located in haryana
near the ancient town of Thanesar
near the ancient town of Thanesar