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Pį¹thvÄ«rÄj ā 12th c. Rajput king, folk-hero
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Hindu / Rajput / Folk
Pį¹thvÄ«rÄj ChauhÄn III (1166ā1192) ā last Rajput ruler of Delhi, defeated by Muhammad Ghori at the 2nd Battle of Tarain. His court-poet Chand Bardai's "Pį¹thvÄ«rÄj RÄso" (7,000 verses) elevated him to Rajput hero-god status. His cenotaph at Ajmer is a folk-shrine.