Question

Prithviraj Raso was written by
1. Sursagara
2. Chand Bardai
3. Panipath
4. Geethagovinda

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Chand Bardai

The correct answer is Chand Bardai.

• Prithviraj Raso -
  • The " Prithviraj Raso" is a Braj Bhasha poem.
  • The poem is about the 12th-century Indian Rajput king Prithviraj Chauhan.
  • The poem is written by Chand Bardai.
  • Chand Bardai immortalized Prithviraj Chauhan's life in the poem Prithviraj Raso.
  • The poem describes the love and abduction of Raja Jai Chandra's daughter of Kannauj by Prithviraj Chauhan.
  • The earlier manuscripts of the poem were discovered at Dharanojwali village of Gujarat.
  • The oldest manuscripts are from the 16^th century. It is written in the Lata Apabhramsha language.

• Prithviraj Chauhan was one of the legendary rulers of the Rajput period.
• He ascended the throne in 1177 CE.