History of Mediaeval Hindu India (being a History of India from 600 to 1200 A.D.) v3.c36.s2.5
History of Mediaeval Hindu India (being a History of India from 600 to 1200 A.D.) v3.c36.s2.5
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v3.c36.s2.5
The forces of Shihabuddin are described as numbering one lakh horse, nine lakh foot and ten thousand elephants. This is plainly an exaggeration. The Hindu army is estimated once at 80 thousand and again at 70 thousand. This is probably a correct estimate. Prithvīrāja's force must have been reduced by fatalities in the previous fight and also in the investiture of the fort of Sirhind. It seems that in this fight the Mahomedan army given as 125 thousand horse by their own writers outnumbered the Hindu army.