Mughal conquest of Garha

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| date = 1564–1567
| place = [[Chouragarh]], [[Garha Kingdom]]
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| result = Rajput Victory
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| combatant1 = [[Mughal Empire]]<br>[[Rajput]] chiefs{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}
| combatant2 = [[Garha Kingdom]]
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| commander1 = '''[[Asaf Khan I]]'''
| commander2 = '''[[Rani Durgavati]]{{KIA}}'''<br>'''[[Vir Narayan]]'''{{KIA}}
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| units1 = 10,000 (main Mughal force)
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[[File:Asaf Khan presenting spoils to Akbar at Jaunpur.jpg|thumb|Asaf Khan presenting spoils to Akbar at Jaunpur in 1565]]

The '''Mughal conquest of Garha''' was launched by the [[Mughal Empire]] in 1564 during the reign of [[Akbar]] (r. 1556–1605) against the [[Garha Kingdom]] (also known as Garha-Katanga) led by regent [[Rani Durgavati]]. The Mughal general [[Asaf Khan I]] launched the attack with the permission of Akbar and easily defeated the Rani's forces, which could not withstand advanced Mughal [[artillery]], at the [[Battle of Damoh]]. The Rani committed suicide during the battle and the young prince [[Vir Narayan]] died in action during the Siege of Chouragarh. The women trapped in the siege committed ''[[jauhar]]'' before Asaf Khan could take the fortress.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Richards |first1=John F. |title=The New Cambridge History of India |date=1995 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |page=17 |chapter=The Mughal Empire}}</ref>

Afterwards, Asaf Khan retained most of the spoils, including 800 of the thousand captured war elephants and many precious metals, for himself. He presented 200 war elephants to Akbar at [[Jaunpur Sultanate|Jaunpur]] on 13 July 1565, but soon feared retribution by the finance minister [[Muzaffar Khan]] and fled on 17 September 1565 to [[Ilahabad Subah]]. However, he soon submitted and was restored to his position.

Parts of the annexed Garha kingdom were returned to [[Chandra Shah]], Rani Durgavati's brother-in-law, by Akbar in 1567, who saw little gain from retaining the kingdom. The remaining part, consisting of ten forts, was annexed into the [[Malwa Subah]] of the empire, which had recently been acquired in the [[Mughal conquest of Malwa]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Chandra |first1=Satish |title=Medieval India: From Sultanat To The Mughals-Mughal Empire (1526-1748) - Part II |date=2007 |pages=105-106}}</ref>

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[[Category:Wars involving the Mughal Empire]]
[[Category:Military history of India]]
[[Category:1560s in India]]
[[Category:1560s in the Mughal Empire]]
[[Category:Conflicts in 1564]]
[[Category:Conflicts in 1565]]
[[Category:Conflicts in 1566]]
[[Category:Conflicts in 1567]]

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