The hill clans of the Aravalli round Ajmer and Beawar.
Nizami (as summarised on Wikipedia) records a rising of the Mers (Mher tribals) near Ajmer to which Aibak responded by falling back on Ajmer until reinforcements arrived from Ghazni; the rising is undated. The name Merwara is from the later period. Their chiefs are not named in any source we reached.
Who holds it
- Name
- Mer clan headmen (not named)
- Title
- Mer headmen
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not pinned
- Confidence
- low
Wikipedia's Aibak article (Nizami 1992, p. 167).
Allies and rivals
Enemies of the Ghurid garrison; Guhila and Chahamana neighbours.
How things stand that morning
Hill clans, once in revolt, now watched from Taragarh.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Wikipedia's Aibak article (Nizami 1992, p. 167).
On the map: Drawn as a rough outline from the campaign board's description of the country; the edges are not fixed.
Sources and studies
- Wikipedia, 'Qutb ud-Din Aibak' (after K. A. Nizami in Habib and Nizami (eds), A Comprehensive History of India vol. 5, 1992)
- OMNIA board notes for the place (a lead only; checked against the sources above)
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.