Battle of Kasahrada (1197)

Battle of Kasahrada (1197)
Date 4 February 1197 Location Kayandra in modern Sirohi district of Rajasthan 24°34′16″N 72°50′17″E / 24.571°N 72.838°E / 24.571; 72.838 Result Ghurid victory Territorial changes Anhilwara annexed by Ghurids
Belligerents
Rajput Confederacy	Ghurid Empire
Commanders and leaders
Bhima II Jayatasimha Dharavarsha Prahladana	Qutubuddin Aibak Asaduddin Arsalan Qulji Sarfuddin Muhammad Chirak Nasiruddin Hussain Jahan Pahalwan
Strength
Unknown	Unknown, outnumbered by the Rajputs
Casualties and losses
15,000-50,000	Unknown
Battle of Kasahrada class=notpageimage| Location within South Asia

The Battle of Kasahrada (1197) was fought on 4 February 1197 between the Ghurid forces led by their slave-lieutenant Qutubuddin Aibak and the Rajput forces led by Chaulukya ruler Bhima. It was fought in the present-day state of Rajasthan at Kasahrada, which is at foot of Mount Abu in the southern Aravali hills. Qutubuddin forces secured a decisive victory and sacked Anhilwara, thereby avenging the defeat of his master Muhammad of Ghor at the same site two decades earlier.