The Sultanate of Delhi, 711–1526 A.D. c14.s8.2

c14.s8.2

There is more than one version about the time and manner of Prithviraj’s death. According to Minhaj-us-Siraj, he was captured and ‘sent to Hell’. Hasan Nizami, however, tells us that he was taken to Ajmer where he was put to death sometime after, as he was found guilty of treason. This view seems to be correct. There are in existence some of the coins of Prithviraj which bear the Sanskrit superscription ‘Hammira’, indicating that he had accepted Muhammad’s suzerainty and had lived for some time after the second battle of Tarain. Chand Bardai’s version that he was taken to Ghazni and put to death for having slain Muhammad of Ghur himself has no foundation in fact.