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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Battle of Chanderi&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; or &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Siege of Chanderi&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; took place in the aftermath of the [[Battle of Khanwa]] in which the Mughal Emperor [[Babur]] had defeated the [[Rajput|Rajput Confederacy]] and firmly establish [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] rule while crushing regrowing Rajput powers as the battle was fought for supremacy of [[Northern India]] between Rajputs and Mughals.{{sfn|Sharma|1954|p=8}} On receiving news that [[Rana Sanga]] had renewed war preparations to renew the conflict with him, Babur decided to isolate the Rana by inflicting a military defeat on one of his vassals [[Medini Rai]] who was the ruler of Malwa.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Lane-Poole&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |last=Lane-pool |first=Stanley |url=https://archive.org/details/babar035008mbp |title=Babar|access-date=12 June 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Chandra&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book |first=Satish |last=Chandra |title=Medieval India: From Sultanat to the Mughals (1206–1526) |volume=2 |publisher=Har-Anand Publications |year=2006}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Battle of Chanderi&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; or &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Siege of Chanderi&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; took place in the aftermath of the [[Battle of Khanwa]] in which the Mughal Emperor [[Babur]] had defeated the [[Rajput|Rajput Confederacy]] and firmly establish [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] rule while crushing regrowing Rajput powers as the battle was fought for supremacy of [[Northern India]] between Rajputs and Mughals.{{sfn|Sharma|1954|p=8}} On receiving news that [[Rana Sanga]] had renewed war preparations to renew the conflict with him, Babur decided to isolate the Rana by inflicting a military defeat on one of his vassals [[Medini Rai]] who was the ruler of Malwa.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Lane-Poole&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |last=Lane-pool |first=Stanley |url=https://archive.org/details/babar035008mbp |title=Babar|access-date=12 June 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Chandra&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book |first=Satish |last=Chandra |title=Medieval India: From Sultanat to the Mughals (1206–1526) |volume=2 |publisher=Har-Anand Publications |year=2006}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Consequently, in December 1527, taking a circumlocutious route Babur marched to the fortress of [[Chanderi]] in Malwa which was the capital of the kingdom of [[Malwa]].{{sfn|Chaurasia|2002|p=156}} Upon reaching Chanderi, on 20 January 1528, Babur offered Shamsabad to Medini &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Rao &lt;/del&gt;in exchange for Chanderi as a peace overture but the offer was rejected by Rai.{{sfn|Sharma|1954|p=43}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Consequently, in December 1527, taking a circumlocutious route Babur marched to the fortress of [[Chanderi]] in Malwa which was the capital of the kingdom of [[Malwa]].{{sfn|Chaurasia|2002|p=156}} Upon reaching Chanderi, on 20 January 1528, Babur offered Shamsabad to Medini &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Rai &lt;/ins&gt;in exchange for Chanderi as a peace overture but the offer was rejected by Rai.{{sfn|Sharma|1954|p=43}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The outer fortress of Chanderi was taken by Babur&amp;#039;s army at night, and the next morning the upper fort was captured. Babur expressed surprise that the upper fort had fallen within an hour of the final assault.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Lane-Poole&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The outer fortress of Chanderi was taken by Babur&amp;#039;s army at night, and the next morning the upper fort was captured. Babur expressed surprise that the upper fort had fallen within an hour of the final assault.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Lane-Poole&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Medini Rai organized the [[Jauhar]] ceremony during which Rajput women and children committed [[self-immolation]] to save their honour from the Mughals.{{sfn|Sharma|1954|p=43}} A small number of soldiers also collected in Medini &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Rao&#039;s &lt;/del&gt;house and proceeded to slay each other in collective suicide. This sacrifice does not seem to have impressed Babur who does not express a word of admiration for the enemy in his autobiography.&amp;lt;ref name = &quot;Lane-Poole&quot;/&amp;gt; Rather, as he had done after Khanwa, he ordered a tower of skulls—a practice formulated by [[Timur]] against opponent—to be erected in an act of barbarism.&amp;lt;ref name = &quot;Chandra&quot;/&amp;gt; The practice of constructing a tower of skulls was to record a monumental victory and also to terrorize opponents, according to Chandra. Babur had earlier used the same tactic against the Afghans of Bajaur.&amp;lt;ref name = &quot;Chandra&quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Medini Rai organized the [[Jauhar]] ceremony during which Rajput women and children committed [[self-immolation]] to save their honour from the Mughals.{{sfn|Sharma|1954|p=43}} A small number of soldiers also collected in Medini &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Rai &lt;/ins&gt;house and proceeded to slay each other in collective suicide. This sacrifice does not seem to have impressed Babur who does not express a word of admiration for the enemy in his autobiography.&amp;lt;ref name = &quot;Lane-Poole&quot;/&amp;gt; Rather, as he had done after Khanwa, he ordered a tower of skulls—a practice formulated by [[Timur]] against opponent—to be erected in an act of barbarism.&amp;lt;ref name = &quot;Chandra&quot;/&amp;gt; The practice of constructing a tower of skulls was to record a monumental victory and also to terrorize opponents, according to Chandra. Babur had earlier used the same tactic against the Afghans of Bajaur.&amp;lt;ref name = &quot;Chandra&quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>&gt;FDW777: removed fictional flag/inappropriate bolding</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;removed fictional flag/inappropriate bolding&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Short description|1528 battle}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{EngvarB|date=April 2019}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox military conflict&lt;br /&gt;
| image             = 1528 Chanderi fort-large.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| image_size        = 300px&lt;br /&gt;
| caption           = Illustration of the battle from &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Baburnama]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| conflict          = Battle of Chanderi&lt;br /&gt;
| width             = &lt;br /&gt;
| partof            = Mughal Conquests&lt;br /&gt;
| date              = 20 January 1528&lt;br /&gt;
| place             = [[Chanderi]], [[Madhya Pradesh]] (near [[Ashoknagar (Madhya Pradesh)|Ashok Nagar]])&lt;br /&gt;
| coordinates       = &lt;br /&gt;
| territory         = [[Malwa]] along with capital Chanderi came under Mughal Rule.{{sfn|Chaurasia|2002|p=157}}&lt;br /&gt;
| result            = Mughal victory&lt;br /&gt;
*Babur captured the Fortress of Chanderi&lt;br /&gt;
| combatant1        = [[Mughal Empire]]&lt;br /&gt;
| combatant2        = Kingdom of Malwa&lt;br /&gt;
| combatant1a       = &lt;br /&gt;
| combatant2a       = &lt;br /&gt;
| commander1        = [[Babur]]&lt;br /&gt;
| commander2        = [[Medini Rai]]{{KIA}}&lt;br /&gt;
Prithidev{{KIA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| strength1         = unknown&lt;br /&gt;
| strength2         = 15,000 Garrison{{sfn|Sharma|1954|p=42}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Battle of Chanderi&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; or &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Siege of Chanderi&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; took place in the aftermath of the [[Battle of Khanwa]] in which the Mughal Emperor [[Babur]] had defeated the [[Rajput|Rajput Confederacy]] and firmly establish [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] rule while crushing regrowing Rajput powers as the battle was fought for supremacy of [[Northern India]] between Rajputs and Mughals.{{sfn|Sharma|1954|p=8}} On receiving news that [[Rana Sanga]] had renewed war preparations to renew the conflict with him, Babur decided to isolate the Rana by inflicting a military defeat on one of his vassals [[Medini Rai]] who was the ruler of Malwa.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Lane-Poole&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |last=Lane-pool |first=Stanley |url=https://archive.org/details/babar035008mbp |title=Babar|access-date=12 June 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Chandra&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book |first=Satish |last=Chandra |title=Medieval India: From Sultanat to the Mughals (1206–1526) |volume=2 |publisher=Har-Anand Publications |year=2006}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Consequently, in December 1527, taking a circumlocutious route Babur marched to the fortress of [[Chanderi]] in Malwa which was the capital of the kingdom of [[Malwa]].{{sfn|Chaurasia|2002|p=156}} Upon reaching Chanderi, on 20 January 1528, Babur offered Shamsabad to Medini Rao in exchange for Chanderi as a peace overture but the offer was rejected by Rai.{{sfn|Sharma|1954|p=43}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The outer fortress of Chanderi was taken by Babur&amp;#039;s army at night, and the next morning the upper fort was captured. Babur expressed surprise that the upper fort had fallen within an hour of the final assault.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Lane-Poole&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Medini Rai organized the [[Jauhar]] ceremony during which Rajput women and children committed [[self-immolation]] to save their honour from the Mughals.{{sfn|Sharma|1954|p=43}} A small number of soldiers also collected in Medini Rao&amp;#039;s house and proceeded to slay each other in collective suicide. This sacrifice does not seem to have impressed Babur who does not express a word of admiration for the enemy in his autobiography.&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Lane-Poole&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Rather, as he had done after Khanwa, he ordered a tower of skulls—a practice formulated by [[Timur]] against opponent—to be erected in an act of barbarism.&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Chandra&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; The practice of constructing a tower of skulls was to record a monumental victory and also to terrorize opponents, according to Chandra. Babur had earlier used the same tactic against the Afghans of Bajaur.&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;Chandra&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*{{Cite book|last=Chaurasia|first=Radhey Shyam|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8XnaL7zPXPUC|title=History of Medieval India: From 1000 A.D. to 1707 A.D.|date=2002|publisher=Atlantic Publishers &amp;amp; Dist|isbn=978-81-269-0123-4|language=en}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Cite book|last=Sharma|first=Gopi Nath|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jIs9AAAAMAAJ|title=Mewar &amp;amp; the Mughal Emperors (1526–1707 A.D.)|date=1954|publisher=S.L. Agarwala|language=en}}&lt;br /&gt;
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