"To the king so great, as envy itself cannot accuse, or malice vitiate, the one who fought for an empire and not for the applause of wretches."

Raja Jayachandra Gaharwar of Kannauj.+

In the family of great Govindchandra Deva of Gaharwar dynasty, was born another great King, Jayachandra Deva.
Meohar Inscriptions of Kaushambi give a date of 1170 A.D, for his succession to the throne of Kannauj.+

Gaharwar dynasty was known for its massive army.Maharaja Jayachandra had such a large army that one end of his army reached battlefield, while other was yet to take a step, and for this reason, he was called 'Dal Pangula'.+

Most of the Indian literary evidence and contemporary Islamic historians put together indicate that Jayachandra was the greatest of the rulers of Hindustan at that time. These texts include Bhavishya Puran and PrabandhKosh.+

There is a misconception about King Jayachandra Gaharwar of Kannauj among general public. In this thread, I'll try to clear things and tell you how a king who was supposed to be revered is being vilified.+

Raja Jayachandra was the ruler of Kannauj, which was the ancient seat of power in India since the reign of the famous king HarshaVardhana, and was contemporary to Samrāṭa Prithvirāja Chauhāna.+

Although both these names are well known among the people, but for many bad reasons which shouldn't have been the case. It's said that Prithvirāja defeated Ghori 17 times and forgive him, but on the 18th occasion, Jayachandra betrayed him.+

And thus, Prithvirāja lost the battle which resulted in the establishment of Islamic rule. Jayachandra was angry coz, Prithvirāja married to his daughter Samyogita, against his will.
But this whole story is nothing more than just a story. It's not true.+

Most of the part of this story comes from Prithvirāja Rāsō, which has no historical significance. Infact, there was only 2 battles between Prithvirāja and Ghori, and third was a night raid in the winters. Prithvirāja didn't even forgive Ghori.+

To understand it properly, here are few events which are mentioned in Rāsā and their authenticity.
1. Birth of PRC: According to Rāsā, he was born in S.1115, but he was actually born somewhere between 1160-67 A.D.(S.1217-1224).

2.Birth of Saṁyogitā: According to Rāsā, she was born in S.1133, which means 18 years after PRC, but the truth is that there was no such character. Even if we believe Rāsā, there is no chance that a 6Y/O would fall in love. PRC lived for around 28 years only.+

3.Jayachandra's father:Rāsā calls him Vijayapāla& that he attacked Delhi,but was defeated by combined armies of Anaṅgpāla & Someśvara. There was no king named Anaṅgpāla during Someśvara's reign & Delhi was a Chauhan feudatory.Jayachandra's father was Vijayachandra.
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4.Marriage of Prithvirāja's sister with Samar Siṃha of Mewār: PRC ruled between 1179-1192 A.D.while the first inscription of Samar Siṃha of Mewār dates back to 1273 A.D.
This is enough for anyone to fathom that Rāsā has no historical significance.+

Even Prithvirāja Rāsā doesn't call Jayachandra a traitor. In fact Chand praises Jayachandra for his feats of putting Ghori into fear. It is the Ain-e-Akbari (written around 1600 AD) that blames Jayachandra for treachery.+

In the battle of Chandwar, mighty Jayachandra fought vigorously against the invaders, bringing a havoc to the Ghurids.

It seemed like a Rajput victory until an arrow hit him in the eye; heavily wounded, he led his elephant into the Ganges & took Jalsamadhi.+

Following this defeat, 1000s of temples were raised to their foundations.Except Firishta's no other record mentions Ghurid army moving towards Kannauj.
Although they didn't mention, yet it suggests that Ghurids suffered heavy loss in the battle.+

On numerous occasion, history has been used as a propaganda tool.Being a new generation, it's our duty to correct these historical wrongs, to take the name of one of the greatest rulers of Bhārata with utmost respect which he truly deserves.+

Summarised in a latin proverb:

"Mortuo leoni et lepores insultant"

Even hares insult a dead lion.