Who among the following rulers ruled before Prithviraj Chauhan over Delhi?

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Answer 1

The correct answer is Ananga Pala.

Key Points

Anangpal, a Tomer ruler possibly created the first known regular defence- work in Delhi called Lal Kot- which Prithviraj took over and extended for his city Qila Rai Pithora.
The Tomar was one of the clans of Rajputs, who ruled parts of present-day Delhi and Haryana from the 8th to the 12th century.
Initially, they were feudatories of the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty, later on, Tomaras built up an independent kingdom around Delhi by the 10th century.
the Tomaras established a sovereign principality around Delhi by the 10th century.
According to the bardic tradition, the dynasty's founder Anangapal Tuar (that is AnangapalaITomara) founded Delhi in 1052 CE.

Additional Information

The earliest Tomara ruler of Gwalior was Virasimha-deva.
The Tarikh-i-Mubarakshahi by Yahya-bin-Ahmad Sirhindi mentions that in 1390-91, the Tughluq ruler Muhammad Shah (r. 1390–1394) visited Etawah.
The Chauhans or Chahamanas of Ajmer defeated the Tomara Rajputs in the mid of the 12th century.
Prithviraj Chauhan lost the second battle of Tarain. This established a long period of Muslim rule in India. So Prithviraj Chauhan was the last Hindu ruler of Delhi.