There were many battles fought by Prithviraj Chauhan but some of them couldn't get into books. Although, there are two famous battles fought by Prithviraj Chauhan with a Muslim ruler from the Ghurid dynasty whose name was Muhammad of Ghor. These battles are known as battles of Tarain (Taraori) viz; the first battle of Tarain and the second battle of Tarain. In the first battle of Tarain, Prithviraj was able to defeat Muhammad of Ghor, but he lost the second battle of Tarain and in that battle, he lost his life as well.