“The Second Battle of Tarain should be considered the decisive battle that ensured the fundamental success of the Muslims in India. Subsequent invasions were merely its consequences.”—Who said this?
The statement, “The Second Battle of Tarain should be considered the decisive battle that ensured the fundamental success of the Muslims in India. Subsequent invasions were merely its consequences,” is attributed to historian Ishwari Prasad. This battle (1192 CE) was the turning point because it crushed the main Rajput resistance led by Prithviraj Chauhan, paving the way for the establishment of permanent Turkish rule (the Delhi Sultanate) in North India. ANSWER: (B) Ishwari Prasad
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The powerful assertion that the Second Battle of Tarain (1192 CE) was the decisive turning point—ensuring the success of the Muslims in India and relegating later invasions to mere consequences—is most commonly credited to the renowned Indian historian Ishwari Prasad.
While V.A. Smith and Stanley Lane-Poole expressed similar sentiments, Prasad’s wording is frequently cited. The battle’s true significance lies in the fact that Muhammad Ghori’s victory and the subsequent capture of Prithviraj Chauhan dismantled the unified Rajput resistance. This single event removed the primary obstacle, making the subsequent conquests by Ghori’s generals, like Qutb-ud-din Aibak, straightforward matters of territorial annexation, leading directly to the founding of the Delhi Sultanate.