After being appointed as the Governor of Ghazni, Muhammad Ghori invaded Multan in 1175 CE and occupied it. After this, he proved his might by gaining victory in the battle of Gujrat, Sialkot and Lahore. According to Rajasthani sources, during this time Ghori waged several battles with Prithviraj Chauhan and he had to face defeat each time.

The claim of Prithviraj’s victories on Ghori has been made as 21 times in Prithviraraj Raso and for 7 times in Hammir Mahakavya. Two decisive battles took place between them. In 1191 CE, Muhammad Ghori procceeded from Lahore and reached up till Tarain while occuping a place named Tabarhind.

Here a fierce battle took place between the two rulers in which Prithviraj Chauhan’s Delhi feudal lord Govindraj injured Muhammad Ghori with the blow of his harpoon. Injured Ghori fled away along with his army towards Ghazni. Prithviraj occupied Tabarhind and imprisoned Qasi Jiauddin who was released later in exchange of a huge amount of cash.