Battle of Jhampaighatta

Battle of Jhampaighatta
Part of Chahamana expansion
Date 1260s Location Jhampaighatta Result Chahamana victory Territorial changes Northern expansion of Jayavarman II of Malwa halted
Belligerents
Chahamanas of Ranastambhapura	Paramaras of Mandu
Commanders and leaders
Jaitrasimha	Jayavarman II of Malwa
Casualties and losses
Negligible	Heavy

The Battle of Jhampaighatta was a battle fought between the Paramaras under Jayavarman II of Malwa and the Chahamanas of Ranastambhapura under Jaitrasimha. It resulted in the halt of Jayavarman's expansion into Rajputana.

Prelude

Prior to the battle, Jayavarman had expanded his domain's territories northwards, around Atru as attested to his 1257 inscription located in it. ^[1]

This ignited a series of conflicts with the Chahamanas of Ranastambhapura under Jaitrasimha, who ruled Ranthambore.

While marching north with his army, Jayavarman seems to have encountered Jaitrasimha at Jhampaighatta.

Battle

The 1288 CE Balvan inscription of Hammiradeva suggests that his father Jaitra-simha (died 1283 CE) defeated "Jayasimha of Mandapa-Durga", who was like Jayavarman II.

The inscriptions states that he defeated the brave warriors of Jayasimha at Jhampaighatta, and imprisoned them at Ranthambore. ^[2]

Aftermath

The battle led to the end of Jayavarman II's expansionist campaigns in Rajputana, but did not undermine his authority in territories already under his control.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. Trivedi, H. V. (1991). Inscriptions of the Paramāras, Chandellas and Kachchapāghātas and Two Minor Dynasties. Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum, Volume 7. New Delhi. p. 193.
2. Trivedi, H. V. (1991). Inscriptions of the Paramāras, Chandellas and Kachchapāghātas and Two Minor Dynasties. Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum, Volume 7. New Delhi. p. 191.