Battle of Mandalgarh

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Battle of Mandalgarh
Part of List of battles of Rajasthan
Date1473
Location25°11′52″N 75°05′36″E / 25.1978°N 75.0932°E / 25.1978; 75.0932
Result Mewar victory[1]: 148 [2]: 7 [3]
Belligerents
Kingdom of Mewar Malwa Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Rana Raimal
Ghiyath Shah
Zafar Khan
Battle of Mandalgarh is located in South Asia
Battle of Mandalgarh
Mandalgarh Battle field Location

The battle of Mandalgarh 1473 can be considered as the aftermath of the Battle of Chittor as Sultan of Malwa was decisively routed in this battle but he then marched up to capture Mandalgarh but the coalition of the Rajput army inflicted a crushing defeat on the Sultan's army.[4]

Battle

the Sultan sent his forces under Zafar Khan and he captured Kota, Rana Raimal along with the Governors of Amber, Chanderi and Raisen marched to meet Zafar Khan at the battleground but but Zafar Khan was easily routed by the combined Rajput forces.[5]

Sack of Khairabad

After defeating the Sultan of Malwa, Rajput army chased them up to Khairabad and later it was sacked and Plundered from which Rajputs extracted heavy fines from the Sultan of Malwa.[6]

See Also

References

  1. ^ Somani, Ram Vallabh (1976). History of Mewar: from earliest times to 1751 A.D. C.L. Ranka, Jaipur. OCLC 2929852.
  2. ^ Sarda, Har Bilas (1918). Maharana Sanga; the Hindupat, the last great leader of the Rajput race. Ajmer, Scottish Mission Industries. OCLC 548007.
  3. ^ Mankekar, D. R. (1976). Mewar Saga: The Sisodias' Role in Indian History. Vikas Publishing House. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-7069-0416-1.
  4. ^ Sarda, Har Bilas (1918). Maharana Sanga; the Hindupat, the last great leader of the Rajput race. Ajmer, Scottish Mission Industries. p. 7.
  5. ^ Somani, Ram Vallabh (1976). History of Mewar: from earliest times to 1751 A.D. C.L. Ranka, Jaipur.
  6. ^ Sarda, Har Bilas (1918). Maharana Sanga; the Hindupat, the last great leader of the Rajput race. Ajmer, Scottish Mission Industries. p. 7.