Uttar Pradesh

• 03 Jun 2022

Emperor Prithviraj

Why in News?

• On June 2, 2022, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced to exempt the film 'Samrat Prithviraj' from tax in the state after attending the screening of this bollywood biopic.

Key Points

• The film is directed by Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi and the role of Prithviraj has been played by actor Akshay Kumar.
• Prithviraj III, who was the king of the Chauhan dynasty, is called Prithviraj Chauhan.
• He ruled in 12^th century from 1178 to 1192 AD. He ruled Ajmer and Delhi in central North India and his capital was located in Ajmer.
• In 2021, 16 rare coins from the reign of King Anangpal Dev, Raja Madanpal, Raja Chahra Rajdev, including Prithviraj Chauhan, were found in an archaeological site inspection at the ancient mound of Katha, a village adjacent to the Delhi-Saharanpur highway adjacent to Khekra in Baghpat district.
• In the first battle of Tarain, Prithviraj defeated Muhammad Ghori, but in the second battle of Tarain, Muhammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj.
• Prithviraj is credited with the construction of Fort Rai Pithora in Delhi.