Siege of Mandsaur

Siege of Mandsaur
	Part of Mewar–Gujarat wars
	; Mandsaur Fort
Date	January 1521 A.D.
Location	Mandsaur, Borders of Mewar, India
Result	Rajput victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Mewar Vassal states: Kingdom of Raisen; Kingdom of Chanderi; Idar State;	Gujarat Sultanate; Malwa Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Rana Sanga; Silhadi; Ajja Jhala; Haridas Kesaria; Medini Rai; Ashok Mal †	Sultan Muzaffar Shah II; Nizam-ul-Mulk; Malik Ayaz; Taj Khan; Shuja-ul-Mulk
Strength
80,000 to 100,000 Rajputs.	140,000 to 160,000 Muslims

The siege of Mandsaur was a siege laid by Kingdom of Mewar forces under Rana Sanga against Gujarat Sultanate and Malwa Sultanate. The Sultan of Gujarat left Muhammadabad (modern day Champaner) and returned to his capital after Rana Sanga had returned to Mewar after his campaign in Gujarat. He was grieved to see his treasuries looted and his palace destroyed and began to think of avenging his defeat. He set about preparing a large army, doubled the pay of the soldiers, and gave them a year's salary in advance.^{[citation needed]}

Siege

After a skirmish between 200 horsemen under Shuja ul-Mulk and others, and some Rajputs in the hills, the Sultan's army advanced and invested the fort of Mandsaur in Malwa, then in the Maharana's possession. The governor of the fort, Ashok Mal, was killed but the fort did not fall. The Maharana left Chitor with a Gallant army estimated around 80,000 to 100,000 Rajputs and arrived at the village of Nandsa, 12 kos ( ~ 24 miles) from Mandsaur.^[2] In the meantime, Sultan Mahmud Khilji of Malwa arrived from Mandu to assist the Gujarat forces to repay the debt he owed to Muzaffar Shah II. The siege was pressed but no progress made. Sanga was joined by his trusted Vassals Medini Rai (then ruler of Malwa) and Raja Silhadi, the Tomar Rajput Chief of Raisen and Sarangpur with 15,000 Rajput forces each.^[3] Ajaz and Qawan-I-Mulk both tried to take Mandsaur fort but failed. Rana Sanga also failed to deliver a decisive victory and thus both sides sued for peace.^[4]

Aftermath

Rana Sanga also agreed to sue for peace because the Afghans under Ibrahim Lodi invaded and attacked Ranthambore. The 16th-century text "Parshvanath-Shravan-Sattavisi", says that Rana Sanga further defeated Ibrahim Lodi at Ranthambore after the Siege of Mandsaur.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Chaube 1975, pp. 149–151.
^ Chaube 1975, pp. 149.
^ Chaube 1975, pp. 122, 150–152.
^ ^a ^b Hooja, Rima (2006). A History of Rajasthan. Rupa & Company. ISBN 978-81-291-0890-6. the joint forces tried to take Mandsaur but failed. On his part, Sanga could not post a decisive victory over his opponents either. Sultan Ibrahim Lodi's bid to annex Ranthambore and Ajmer to the Delhi Sultanate led Rana Sanga to make peace with the sultan of Gujarat...Rana Sanga inflicted a defeat on Ibrahim Lodi when the latter attacked Ranthambore.

Bibliography

Chaube, J. (1975). History of Gujarat Kingdom, 1458-1537. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers. ISBN 978-0-88386-573-6.

[FOOTNOTEChaube1975149–151-1] Chaube 1975, pp. 149–151.

[FOOTNOTEChaube1975149-2] Chaube 1975, pp. 149.

[FOOTNOTEChaube1975122,_150–152-3] Chaube 1975, pp. 122, 150–152.

[RH-4] Hooja, Rima (2006). A History of Rajasthan. Rupa & Company. ISBN 978-81-291-0890-6. the joint forces tried to take Mandsaur but failed. On his part, Sanga could not post a decisive victory over his opponents either. Sultan Ibrahim Lodi's bid to annex Ranthambore and Ajmer to the Delhi Sultanate led Rana Sanga to make peace with the sultan of Gujarat...Rana Sanga inflicted a defeat on Ibrahim Lodi when the latter attacked Ranthambore.

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