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Was Delhi captured by Muhammad of Ghor?

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By 1186 he had conquered the Muslim principalities in the Punjab. He was severely defeated by the Rajputs under Prithvi Raj in 1191 but the following year he routed their army and Delhi was captured. Muhammad's generals then overran Bihar and Bengal.

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