Dhir Singh Pundir

Dhir Singh Pundir (also known as Dheer Singh Pundir) was a Rajput vassal and Commander in chief of the Chauhan Dynasty during the reign of Emperor Prithviraj Chauhan. ^{[1] [ need quotation to verify ]}

Dhir Singh Pundir
Raja Dhir Singh Pundir
Born	Haridwar
Died	Lahore
House	Suryavanshi Pundir
Dynasty	Chahamana dynasty
Father	Chandra Pundir

By virtue of his strength and bravery, Pundir was appointed as accredited representative or Commander in chief of the entire North-West Frontier by Prithviraj Chauhan. ^{[2] [ page needed ]} He resisted a number of invasions of the Turks led by Mohammad Ghori of the Ghurid dynasty against India during the 11th century. ^{[3] [ page needed ]}

The Pundirs were allies and vassals of the Chauhan Rajput dynasty. Dhir Singh Pundir was the elder son of Chandra Pundir or Chand Pundir, the ruler of Haridwar, who was also a great feudatory and father-in-law of Emperor Prithviraj Chauhan.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. Talbot, Cynthia (2016). The Last Hindu Emperor: Prithviraj Cauhan and the Indian Past, 1200–2000. Cambridge University Press. p. 125. ISBN   978-1-107-11856-0.
2. Hāṇḍā, Omacanda (2002). History of Uttaranchal. Indus Publishing. ISBN   978-81-7387-134-4.
3. Stokes, Eric (1978-03-23). The Peasant and the Raj: Studies in Agrarian Society and Peasant Rebellion in Colonial India. Cambridge University Press. ISBN   978-0-521-21684-5.