Siege of Gwalior (1196)
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The siege of Gwalior was a military expedition of The Ghurid Dynasty aganist the Kachchhapaghata dynasty in 1196. The Ghurids under Qutb ud-Din Aibak captured Gwalior after defeating Sulakshanapala, the King of Kachchhapaghata. Sulakshanapala surrendered to Aibak, which led to the complete end of Rajput Kachchhapaghata dynasty[1][2][3][4][5]
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Gwalior fort | |||||||||
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Qutb ud-Din Aibak Bahauddin Tughril | Sulakshanapala |
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Sulakshanapala, the King of Kachchhapaghata dynasty surrendered the fort and accepted their sovereignty.[2] Qutb ud-Din appointed his slave Iltutmish as governor.[6] This led to the decline of Kachchhapaghata dynasty.