siege, medieval

Siege of Gwalior

Name: Siege of Gwalior
Location: Gwalior, India

Siege of Gwalior was a siege conducted in 1196 at Gwalior, in what is now India. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Gwalior. The recorded result: Ghurid victory.

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Fought1196

WhereGwalior, India26.212N, 78.177E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeGhurid victory

BelligerentsGhurid dynastyagainstKachchhapaghata dynasty; Parihar Rajputs

Record

Date	1196 (year precision)
Place	Gwalior, India 26.212N, 78.177E
Kind	Siege, medieval
Territorial change	Gwalior annexed to Ghurid dynasty; Fall of Kachchhapaghata dynasty
Commanders	Muhammad of Ghor Qutb ud-Din Aibak Bahauddin Tughril

Placed at Gwalior; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Gwalior 1518, same recorded site
Siege of Jhansi 1858, 94 km SE
Battle of Chandawar 1194, 101 km N
Battle of Agra 1857, 109 km N
Battle of Khanwa 1527, 111 km NW

Elsewhere in 1196

Battle of Serres Bulgaria
Siege of Bayana India
Battle of Painscastle Castle United Kingdom
Battle of Domen Gastell United Kingdom

Siege of Gwalior is one of 438 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 354 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q121852992, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Gwalior (1196), revision 1370741696, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.