Prithvi Raj Chouhan is one of the greatest rajput ruler ever lived.
Fact No. 1
Prithvi Raj Chauhan once killed a tiger with his bare hands in his younger days.
Fact No. 2
He defeated the king of Gujrat only at an age of 13 years and he was made king of Delhi by his maternal grandfather Angam after seeing his valour.
Fact No. 3
He had learnt many languages. The 'Prithviraja Vijaya' mentions that he studied 6 languages while the prithviraj Raso' clamis the he learnt 14 languages.
Fact No. 4
After defeating Shahbuddin Muhammad Ghori in the first battle of Tarrain in 1191, He forgave him and left him unharmed.
Fact No. 5
He was defeated in second battle of Tarrain by ghori. He was arrested and made him blind with red hot iron rods.
Fact No. 6
Prithvi Raj Chouhan killed Ghori in an archery competition with the help of his friend Chand Bardai and he got killed by bodyguard.
Fact No. 7
Prithviraj's wife Somyukta was the daughter of Jaichandra Gahadwal who was Prithviraj's enemy. she eloped with prithviraj.
Fact No. 8
Prithviraj Friend, Chand Bardai wrote a poem 'prithviraj raso' describing his life.