Prithviraj Chauhan was a brave and courageous ruler. Right from the beginning of his reign, he waged wars of one after the other which proves him to be an efficient soldier and commander. After gaining victory in several battles, he gained the title of Dalpangul (conqueror of the world). Before the second battle of Tarain in which Muhammad Ghori resorted to treason and deception, he had not lost even a single war.
Along with being a conqueror, he was also a great scholar. Various scholars were present in his court among which Vidyapati Gaud, Vageshwar, Janardan, Jayanak, Vishwarup, Ashadhar etc. were the major ones. Chandarbardai was his royal poet whose text ‘Prithviraj Raso’ is regarded as the first epic of Hindi literature.
