These texts contain eulogistic descriptions, and are, therefore, not entirely reliable. These include Prithviraja Vijaya, Hammira Mahakavya and Prithviraj Raso.Besides the Muslim accounts of Battles of Tarain, he has been mentioned in several medieval kavyas (epic poems) by Hindu and Jain authors.Much of the information about him comes from the medieval legendary chronicles. The extant inscriptions from Prithviraj’s reign are few in number, and were not issued by the king himself.The Rashtrakutas of Malkhid (Deccan), the Chalukya kingdom of Kalyani and the Chola kingdom of Tanjore were the important kingdoms of the South India
The Hindushahi kingdom and the kingdom of Kashmir were the two other important Hindu kingdoms of North India.
