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- Mu'izz's campaigns resulted in the deaths of approximately 100,000 Hindus, with many Hindu women and children being sold into slavery in Islamic countries.
- He led his army from Multan to Uch (Pakistan Punjab) and then across the desert towards the Chaulukya capital of Anhilwara (modern day Patan in Gujarat) in 1178.
- On the way, Muizz suffered a defeat at the Battle of Kayadara, during his first campaign against an Indian ruler Bhimdev II near Mount Abu.
- Gujarat was ruled by the young Chaulukya ruler Mularaja II; the Chaulukya forces included the armies of their feudatories such as the Naddula Chahamana ruler Kelhanadeva, the Jalor Chahamana ruler Kirtipala, and the Arbuda Paramara ruler Dharavarsha.