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[[File:Chokha, Battle of Haldighati, painted 1822.jpg|thumb|488x488px|[[Battle of Haldighati]], fought between [[Man Singh]] and [[Maharana Pratap]].]]
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Several significant [[battle]]s are recorded to have taken place in what is now known as [[Rajasthan]].

==Against the Arabs==

*[[Battle of Rajasthan (738 CE)]]
*[[Umayyad campaigns in India]] '''(740)''' - An alliance of rulers under Pratihar King [[Nagabhata I]] defeated the Arabs in 711 CE in alliance with Mewad king Bappa Rawal, and forced them to retreat to Sindh.<ref>R. C. Majumdar 1977, p. 298-299</ref>

==Against the Ghurids==
*[[Battle of Kasahrada]] '''(1178)''' - [[Mularaja II]] defeats [[Muhammad of Ghor|Mu'izz ad-Din Muhammad Ghori]].{{sfn|Asoke Kumar Majumdar|1956|pp=131-132}}{{sfn|Dasharatha Sharma|1959|p=138}}{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=259}}
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==During the Sultanates of Delhi, Gujarat and Malwa==
* [[Siege of Ranthambore (1226)]] - [[Iltutmish]] captured the fort in 1226 CE.{{sfn|Sen|1999|p=336}}
* [[Siege of Ranthambore (1236)]] - Vagbhata Chauhan recaptured Ranthambore during the reign of the Delhi ruler [[Razia Sultana|Razia]].{{sfn|Sen|1999|p=336}}
* [[Siege of Ranthambore (1248)]] - Vagabhata Chauhan successfully defended the fort against [[Nasiruddin Mahmud (grandson of Iltutmish)|Nasiruddin Mahmud]].{{sfn|Sen|1999|p=336}}
* [[Siege of Ranthambore (1253)]] - Vagbhata Chauhan repelled another invasion from the Mamluks.{{sfn|Sen|1999|p=336}}
* [[Siege of Ranthambore (1259)]] -[[Nasiruddin Mahmud (grandson of Iltutmish)|Nasiruddin Mahmud]] captured Ranthambore from Jaitra singh Chauhan.
* [[Siege of Ranthambore (1283)]] -Shakti Dev Chauhan recaptured Ranthambore from the Mamluks.
*[[Battle of Ranthambore (1290)]] - [[Jalaluddin Firuz Khalji]] attacked [[Hammir Dev Chauhan|Hammir deo]] or Hamir Dev because of his rising power. Jalaludin's forces were defeated by Hamir.
* Siege of [[Jaisalmer]] (1294-1295) - [[Alauddin Khalji]] commanded the Khilji army under [[Jalaluddin Firuz Khalji]] and plundered [[Jaisalmer]] after a siege that lasted for a year. For some years afterwards Jaisalmer remained abandoned before the surviving Rajputs reoccupied it.<ref name="Beny & Matheson. Page 149">Beny & Matheson, p. 149.</ref>
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* [[Siege of Ranthambore (1301)|Siege of Ranthombore]] (1301) – [[Hammiradeva]] defeated [[Alauddin Khalji]]'s generals Ulugh Khan and Nusrat Khan; later, Alauddin defeated Hamira dev.
* [[Siege of Chittorgarh (1303)|Siege of Chittor]] (1303) – Alauddin Khalji defeated [[Rawal Ratan Singh]].
* [[Siege of Siwana]] (1308) – Malik Kamaluddin a general of Alauddin Khalji defeated Sheetal deo.
* [[Alauddin Khalji's conquest of Jalore|Battle of Jalore]] (1310–11) – Alauddin Khalji defeated [[Kanhad Dev|Kanhad deo]] after a long and bloody war it was a pyrrhic victory.<ref>{{cite book |title=History of Rajasthani Literature |last=Maheshwari |first=Hiralal |year=1980 |publisher=Sahitya Akademi |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rK42AAAAIAAJ&q=%22Kanhad+Dev%22 |page=17 }}</ref>
* Battle of [[Chittor]] (1321) - Rana [[Hammir Singh]] defeated Maldev Songara, a vassal of the [[Tughlaq dynasty]] and recovered [[Mewar]].<ref name="sen2">{{Cite book |last=Sen |first=Sailendra |title=A Textbook of Medieval Indian History |publisher=Primus Books |year=2013 |isbn=978-9-38060-734-4 |pages=116–117}}</ref>
*[[Battle of Singoli]] (1336) – Rana [[Hammir Singh]] defeated and imprisoned [[Muhammad bin Tughluq]] and annexed Ajmer, Ranthambhore, Nagor and Shivapuri.<ref>{{cite book |title=The History and Culture of the Indian People: The Delhi Sultante |edition=2nd |editor=R. C. Majumdar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XKVFAQAAMAAJ |year=1960 |publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan |page=70}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.esamskriti.com/e/History/Indian-History/Rajput-Victories-in-Indian-history-1.aspx|title=Rajput Victories in Indian History}}</ref>
*Battle of Mandore (1396) - [[Chunda of Mandore|Rao Chunda]] successfully defended Mandore against a [[Tughlaq Empire|Tughlaq]] army and captured Sambhar, Didwana, Khatu and Ajmer from them.<ref name=CD>{{Cite book|first=Rima|last=Hooja|title=A History of Rajasthan|publisher=Rupa and co.|year=2006|pages=379–380|isbn=9788129115010|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qqd1RAAACAAJ&q=rajasthan%20rima%20hooja}}</ref>
*Battle of Sirohi (1434) - Rana Kumbha defeated Rao Sahasmal Deora and captured Basaritgarh, Bhula and areas of Abu.<ref>Rajasthan through the ages vol 5, pg 36.</ref>
*Siege of Mandalgarh (1435-6) - Rana Kumbha captured Mandalgarh fort from Rao Bairisal Hada.<ref>Rajasthan through the ages vol 5, pg 5.</ref>
*[[Battle of Sarangpur]] (1437) - [[Kumbha of Mewar|Rana kumbh]] defeated and imprisoned [[Mahmud Khalji]].
* [[Battle of Mandalgarh and Banas]] (1442-1446) - A series of battles that took place between [[Mahmud Khalji]] of [[Malwa]] and [[Rana Kumbha]] of [[Mewar]]. bloodied by these engagements the Sultan did not attack Mewar for another ten years.<ref>A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books.</ref><ref>Har Bilas Sarda "Maharana Kumbha: sovereign, soldier, scholar" pg 47</ref>
*Siege of Gagron (February 1444) - Sultan Mahmud besieged Gagron which belonged to Palhan Singh Khichi. Rana Kumbha had sent reinforcements under his commander Dahir, but Dahir died in battle and Palhan was killed by bhils while fleeing from the fort.<ref>Rajasthan through the ages vol 5, pg 4.</ref>
*Siege of Mandore (1454) - Rao Jodha recaptured Mandore from Rana Kumbha.<ref>Rajasthan through the ages vol 5, pg 30.</ref>
*Battle of Abu (1455) - Qutbuddin sent Imadul Mulk to invade Mewar through Abu, but Imadul suffered heavy losses against the Mewari soldiers posted on the hills and was immediately called back.<ref>Rajasthan through the ages vol 5, pg 18.</ref>
* [[Battle of Nagaur]] (1456) - [[Rana Kumbha]] defeated the combined armies of Shams Khan (sultan of [[Nagaur]]) and Qutbuddin (Sultan of Gujarat) and captured [[Nagaur]], [[Kasili]], [[Khandela]] and [[shakambhari]].<ref>A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. pp. 116–117</ref>
*Battle of Mandalgarh (1456) - Sultan Mahmud attacked Mandalgarh, he sent 7 detachments to attack the Rana from multiple directions. The Malwa forces under Taj Khan and Ali Khan suffered heavy losses in battle against Rana Kumbha after which Mahmud retreated the next morning.<ref>Rajasthan through the ages vol 5, pg 9.</ref>
*Siege of Mandalgarh (December 1456-October 1457) - In December Rana Kumbha was forced to move north to confront the sultan of Gujarat, Sultan Mahmud once again attacked Mandalgarh and captured it after a siege.<ref>Rajasthan through the ages vol 5, pg 11.</ref>
*Siege of Kumbalgarh (1458-9) - Sultan Mahmud besieged Kumbalgarh but finding the fort too strong he retreated back to Mandu.<ref>Rajasthan through the ages vol 5, pg 12.</ref>
*Battle of Mandalgarh (1467) - Sultan Mahmud invaded Mewar and fought a battle with Rana Kumbha, but retreated after taking heavy losses. This was the last battle fought between the two rivals.<ref>Rajasthan through the ages vol 5, pg 12.</ref>
* Battle of Peepar (1492) - [[Satal Rathor of Marwar|Rao Satal]] defeated Gudhla Khan, an Afghan general and rescued 140 maidens that had been captured. Rao Satal himself died that night of the wounds received in the battle.<ref>Indian States a biographical, sustainable and administrative survey by jw solomon</ref>
* [[Battle of Khatoli]] (1518) – [[Rana Sanga]] defeated [[Ibrahim Lodhi]].
* [[Battle of Dholpur]] (1519) - [[Rana Sanga]] defeated [[Ibrahim Lodhi]].
* [[Battle of Gagron]] (1519) – Rana Sanga defeated Mahmud Khalji of [[Malwa]].
* [[Rana Sanga's invasion of Gujarat]] (1520) - In 1520 A.D. [[Rana Sanga]] led a coalition of [[Rajput]] armies to invade [[Gujarat]]. He reinstated Raimal as the rao of Idar and defeated the Gujarat sultanate forces under the command of Nizam Khan. Rana Sanga drove the army of Muzaffar II deep into Gujarat and chased them up to [[Ahmedabad]].<ref>{{Cite book|first=Rima|last=Hooja|title=A History of Rajasthan, Section:The State of Mewar, AD 1500- AD 1600|publisher=Rupa & Company|year=2006|isbn=9788129108906|pages=451|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tosMAQAAMAAJ&q=Muzaffar+II|accessdate=2020-09-16}}</ref> The Sultan of Gujarat was forced to flee to [[Champaner|Muhammadabad]].<ref>[https://archive.org/details/maharanasangahin00sardrich Maharana Sanga] by Har Bilas Sarda{{pn|date=May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=J. Chaube|title=History of Gujarat Kingdom, 1458-1537|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m94BAAAAMAAJ|year=1975|publisher=Munshiram Manoharlal |page=147|isbn=9780883865736}}</ref>
* [[Siege of Mandsaur]] (1520) - Sultan Muzaffar Shah II sent an army under Malik Ayaz but failed and retreated to Gujarat.<ref>The Hindupat, the Last Great Leader of the Rajput Race. 1918. Reprint. London pg 84-86</ref>
* Battle of Bayana (1527) - Babur sent an army to capture Bayana but the Mughals were defeated by Rana Sanga. The Mughals however plundered a temple built by Rana Sanga in the memory of his mother.<ref>Satish Chandra 2006 p=33</ref>
* [[Battle of Khanwa]] (1527) - [[Rana Sanga]] led the Rajput armies against [[Babur]] of [[Ferghana]]
* Battle of Sohaba (1542) – [[Maldev Rathore|Rao Maldev]] killed Rao Jaitsi in battle and captured Bikaner.<ref>Rajasthan pg.70 by Dharmpal</ref>
* [[Battle of Sammel]] (1544) – [[Sher Shah Suri]]'s costly victory against the army of Jaita and Kumpa.<ref>Tarikh -i Daudi Farid bin Hasan Sur entitled Shir Shah fol 114</ref>
* Battle of Jodhpur (July 1545) - [[Maldev Rathore|Rao Maldev]] defeated the Afghan garrison in Marwar and reoccupied his lost territories.<ref>Mahajan, V.D. (1991, reprint 2007). History of Medieval India, Part II, New Delhi: S. Chand, {{ISBN|81-219-0364-5}}, p.43</ref>
* Battle of Harmada (1557) - [[Maldeo Rathore]] defeated [[Udai Singh II]] and captured Merta.<ref>Akbarnama II pg 72</ref><ref>Jodhpur Khyat pg 76</ref>

==During the Mughal Empire==
* Battle of Ajmer (1559) - [[Akbar]]'s general Qasim Khan annexed Ajmer from [[Maldeo Rathore]].<ref>Akbarnama II pg 46</ref>
* Battle of [[Merta City|Merta]] (1562) - [[Akbar]] with the help of [[Rajas]] from [[Bikaner]] and [[Amer, India|Amer]] defeated [[Rao Chandra Sen]] and captured [[Merta City|Merta]].
* First [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] Invasion of [[Marwar]] (1562-1583) - [[Akbar]] invaded [[Marwar]] and occupied [[Jodhpur]]. The ruler [[Rao Chandra Sen]] continued his struggle until his death in 1581 after which [[Marwar]] submitted to Mughal rule in 1583.<ref>Studies in Mughal History pg 91 by Ashwini Agrawal</ref>
* [[Siege of Chittorgarh (1567–1568)|Siege of Chittorgarh]] (1567) – [[Akbar]] defeated [[Rao Jaimal]] and [[Patta (Rajasthan)|Patta]] ([[Udai Singh II]] escaped with his family to aravali hills)
* [[Siege of Ranthambore (1568)|Siege of Ranthambore]] (1568) - A successful siege by [[Akbar]] causes the [[Rajput]] leader Rao Surjan Hada to surrender [[Ranthambore Fort]].
* Siege of Siwana (1572) - In 1572 the powerful fort of Siwana which served as Rao Chandrasens capital was captured by the Mughals after a siege of 8 months.<ref>Medieval India: From Sultanat to the Mughals Part - II pg-120, by Satish Chandra</ref>
* [[Battle of Haldighati]] (1576) – [[Man Singh I]] defeated [[Maharana Pratap|Rana Pratap]].
* [[Battle of Dewair (1582)]] - [[Maharana Pratap]] fought against Mughal governor of [[Dewair]] Sultan Khan and defeated him and 36 Mughal posts were dissolved.<ref>{{Cite book|author=Gopinath Sharma|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jIs9AAAAMAAJ|title=Mewar & the Mughal Emperors (1526-1707 A.D.)|date=1954|publisher=S.L. Agarwala|page=73|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Battle of Dewair (1606)]] - Fought in a valley 40 km from [[Kumbalgarh]]. [[Rana Amar Singh]] defeated, the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] prince [[Muhammad Parviz]] fled from the battlefield with his commander Asaf Khan III.<ref name=g>{{citation|location=[[Rajasthan]]|title=District Gazetteers|last=Rajsamand|date=2001|page=35|quote=The battle of Dewar was fought in a valley of Arvali about 40 km north -east of Kumbhalgarh. ... Prince Amar Singh fought valiantly and pierced through Sultan Khan and the horse he was riding.}}</ref><ref>{{citation|title=A military history of medieval India|date=2003|page=530|quote=Prince Pravez and Asaf Khan led an army of 20,000 horse which fought a battle against Rana Amar Singh at Dewar}}</ref>
* Second [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] Invasion of [[Marwar]] (1679-1707) - [[Aurangzeb]] took [[Marwar]] under his direct control after the death of [[Maharaja Jaswant Singh]]. The [[Rathore]] army under [[Durgadas Rathore]] carried out a relentless struggle against the occupying forces. In 1707 after the death of Aurangzeb, Durgadas defeated the local Mughal force and reoccupied [[Jodhpur]] and their lost territories.<ref>The Cambridge History of India pg 248-304</ref>
* Battle of Udaipur (1680) - [[Aurangzeb]] attacked [[Mewar]] and plundered [[Udaipur]], the citizens were safely escorted to the aravalli hills by [[Rana Raj Singh]] but 63 temples in and around Udaipur were plundered and many villages were burned down by Aurangzeb's general Taj Khan. The [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] army was eventually starved because of the scorched earth techniques and guerrilla warfare used by the Rana. Aurangzeb after a failed campaign left Mewar to his son [[Sultan Muhammad Akbar|Akbar]] and retreated to [[Ajmer]].<ref>Maharana Raj Singh and His Times By Ram Sharma</ref>
* Battle of [[Aravalli hills]] (1680) - In the second half of 1680, after several months of such setbacks, Aurangzeb decided on an all-out offensive. [[Niccolao Manucci]], an Italian gunner in the Mughal army, says: "''for this campaign, Aurangzeb put in pledge the whole of his kingdom.''" Three separate armies, under Aurangzeb's sons [[Sultan Muhammad Akbar|Akbar]], [[Azam Shah|Azam]] and [[Bahadur Shah I|Muazzam]], penetrated the [[Aravalli hills]] from different directions. However, their artillery lost its effectiveness while being dragged around the rugged hills.<ref>Storia do Mogor By Niccolao Manucci</ref>
* Battle of Jodhpur (1707) - [[Durgadas Rathore]] took advantage of the disturbances following the death of Aurangzeb in 1707 to seize [[Jodhpur]] and eventually evict the occupying [[Mughal Army|Mughal]] force out of [[Marwar]].<ref>Cambridge history of India pg. 304</ref>
* Annexation of Amer (January 1708) - [[Bahadur Shah I]] marched with a large army and annexed [[Amer, India|Amer]] without a war. Raja Jai Singh was forced to retreat with his army. Amber was named Mominabad by the Mughal emperor.{{sfn|Irvine|p=47}}
* Battle of Merta (February 1708) - [[Bahadur Shah I]]'s general Mihrab Khan defeated [[Ajit Singh of Marwar]]. The Mughal emperor was advised to stay in Ajmer as the Mughals were wary of the guerrilla tactics of Durgadas. Ajit Singh however went against the advice of Durgadas Rathore and directly confronted the large Mughal army. The Mughals bombarded the Rathor horsemen with cannons and rockets and forced them to retreat after heavy losses. Jodhpur was once again occupied by the Mughals. Ajit Singh received "special robes of honour" and a jewelled scarf from the Emperor for his bravery shown in battle.{{sfn|Irvine|p=48}}
* [[Rajput Rebellion 1708-1710]] - The three [[Rajput]] [[Raja]]'s of [[Kingdom of Amber|Amber]], [[Udaipur]] and [[Jodhpur]] made a joint resistance to the [[Mughals]]. The [[Rajputs]] first expelled the commandants of [[Jodhpur]] and [[Bayana]] and recovered [[Amer, India|Amer]] by a night attack. They next killed Sayyid Hussain Khan Barha in the battle of Sambhar (1709). Raja Ajit Singh also attacked Ajmer and forced its governor to pay tribute. Sayyid Hidayatullah, the governor of Ranthambore was also defeated, bringing a danger to the Mughal capital itself. [[Bahadur Shah I]], then in the [[Deccan Plateau|Deccan]] was forced to patch up a truce with the Rajput Rajas (1710).<ref>The Cambridge History of India, Volume 3 pg 322</ref>
* Siege of Jodhpur and Jaipur (July 1708) - Jai Singh and Ajit Singh storm Amber and Jodhpur and retake their capitals from the Mughal garrisons.<ref name=RZ>{{Cite book|first=Jadunath|last=Sarkar|title=A History of Jaipur: C. 1503-1938|publisher=Orient Blackswan|year=1994|pages=162|isbn=9788125003335|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O0oPIo9TXKcC&q=bahadur+shah+was+absent}}</ref>
* Battle of Sambhar (October 1708) - Sayyid Hussain Barha of Mewat and Churaman Jat defeated near Sambhar by the Rathore-Kachwaha army. Barha shot dead with his two brothers.<ref name=RZ/>
* Battle of Javli (January 1710) - Mir Khan of Narnaul with 7000 Mughal troops and Churaman Jat with 6000 Jats effectively checked by Gaj Singh Naruka at Javli.<ref name=RZ/>
* Battle of Tonk (24 March 1710) - Muhammad Khan of Tonk defeated by the Rathore-Kachwaha army.<ref name=RZ/>
* [[Rajput Rebellion 1708-1710|Battle of Kama (1708)]] (October 4–7, 1708) - Ajit Singh Kachwaha, the Rajput zamindar of Kama defeated the combined armies of Mughals and Jats. The Mughal-Jat army numbered 18,000 while the Kachwahas had 10,000 horsemen. After a bitter fight the Mughal faujdar Raza Bahadur was killed and the Jat leader Churaman was forced to flee to Thun.<ref>AKhbarat, Kartik Sudi 5, Samvat, 1765 (7 October 1708) quoted by U.N. Sharma, Itihas, I, 215, 212-215</ref><ref>Kamwar, II, 315</ref><ref name=Dwivedi61>{{harvnb|Dwivedi|2003|p=61}}</ref>
* Jai Singh II's campaign against the Jats (1718-1722) - The Jats under Churaman had been actively looting and plundering in the Agra district due to which the Mughals had to close the roads to Delhi and Agra for the safety of the traders. In 1718 Sawai Jai Singh II was appointed by the Mughal emperor to destroy the Jat stronghold of Thun. Jai Singh surrounded the fort and was about to breach it when the Sayyid brothers, who were rivals of the Jaipur raja, made a separate peace with the Jats on behalf of the emperor. Jai Singh was forced to withdraw in disgust. Two years later Churaman died and his son Mokham Singh succeeded him. Mokhams first step as a ruler was to imprison his cousin Badan Singh. Badan asked for help from Sawai Jai Singh II. Jai Singh readily set upon Thun and captured it after a six-month siege. Mokham was forced to flee and Badan Singh was made the Raja of Deeg on the condition that he pays tribute.<ref>https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/text.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V08_081.gif</ref>

==Post-Mughal rule==
* [[Battle of Gangwana]] (1741) - 1,000 [[Rathore]] cavaliers of [[Bakht Singh (Maharaja)|Bhakt Singh]] fought a combined army of a 100,000 men consisting of [[Mughals]], [[Kachwahas]], [[Chauhan]]s, [[Jadaun rajput|Jadaun]]s, [[Sisodia]]s and [[Jats]]. In this battle Bhakt Singh was defeated but his cavalry charge killed and injured thousands of his foes. Sir Jadunath Sarkar quotes that - "the battle front was like tigers upon a flock of sheep". According to Harcharandas more than 12,000 men were slain in the battlefield.<ref>A History of Jaipur pg-200 by Jadunath Sarkar</ref><ref>Fall of the Mughal Empire pg-139-140 by Jadunath Sarkar</ref><ref>Harcharandas in Chahar Gulzar 377b-379b</ref>
* [[Battle of Rajamahal|Battle of Rajmahal]] (1747) - [[Ishvari Singh]] of Jaipur defeated a coalition of armies led by [[Jagat Singh II|Jagat Singh]] of Mewar.<ref>Rajasthan Through the Ages pg 182</ref>
* [[Battle of Bagru]] (1748) - [[Madho Singh I]] defeated [[Ishvari Singh]].<ref>Rajasthan through the Ages vol 4 pg.188</ref>
* Battle of Raona (1750) - The [[Mughal Empire]] invaded [[Marwar]] but were repelled by the armies of Raja Ram singh Rathore and Ishwari Singh Kachwaha.<ref>Rajasthan through the Ages vol 4 pg.189</ref>
* Battle of Luniawas (1750)- [[Bakht Singh (Maharaja)|Bhakt Singh]] challenged his nephew Ram Singh for the throne of Marwar. Ram Singh hired a large contingent of Afghan and Baloch Musketeers from Sindh to defeat his uncle, he further formed a powerful army in Jodhpur and appointed Sher Singh Rathor, a veteran general of Marwar to defeat the usurper. At first Ram Singhs general Sher Singh Rathore pushed [[Bakht Singh (Maharaja)|Bhakt Singh]] 4 miles back and almost forced him to retreat, 2000 Rathores of Bhakt Singh fell in the battle with 9 Rathor nobles and [[Bakht Singh (Maharaja)|Bhakt Singh]] was severely injured by spear and bullet wounds, but [[Bakht Singh (Maharaja)|Bhakt Singh]] made a fierce counterattack which killed Sher Singh and most of Ram Singhs commanders making the battle a costly victory for [[Bakht Singh (Maharaja)|Bhakt Singh]].<ref>Rajasthan through the Ages vol 4 pg.196</ref><ref>Fall Of The Mughal Empire- Vol. I (4Th Edn.), Volume 1, By Jadunath Sarkar pg.159</ref>
*Battle of Ajmer (1752) - On May 1752 Jayapa Sindhia and Ram Singh attacked Ajmer, sacked it and massacred the populace. Upon learning of the invasion, Bhakt Singh marched with his army and camped 8 miles away from Ajmer. He waited till July and then attacked Jayappa. Bhakt Singh blocked the surrounding paths and placed his guns on a hill, he then bombarded the Marathas, upon receiving heavy casualties, the Marathas fled along with the army of Ram Singh.<ref>{{Cite book|first=Jadunath|last=Sarkar|title=Fall of the Mughal Empire Vol 2|publisher=Orient BlackSwan; First edition|year=2007|isbn=|pages=102|url=}}</ref>
* [[Battle of Kumher]] (1754) - [[Suraj Mal]] Jat ruler of [[Bharatpur State|Bharatpur]] defeated the combined armies of Marathas and Mughals.
*[[Siege of forts of Barwara and Tonk (1757)]] - [[Raghunath Rao|Peshwa Raghunath Rao]] and [[Malhar Rao Holkar]] laid siege on the forts of Barwara and Tonk. They were defeated by the [[Rajput]] garrison of these forts under [[Sawai Madho Singh|Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh]].
*[[Battle of Kakor (1759)]] - The Rajput forces of Madho Singh of Jaipur defeated and repulsed the Holkar forces of Malhar Rao Holkar led by the veteran Gangadhar Tantiya in present day Kakor, Uniara, Tonk district, Rajasthan.<ref>Thirty decisive battles of Jaipur - Rao Bahadur Thakur Narendra Singh, Mansabdar of Jobner, Education Minister, Jaipur State - Pg 204</ref>
*Battle of Mangrol (1761) - Madho Singh of Jaipur fought Malhar Rao Holkar. The [[Jaipur]] army had 10,000 men while the [[Holkar]] army had 6,000 men from [[Indore]] and 3,000 men supplied by the Rao of [[Kota State|Kota]]. After a 2-day battle the Jaipur army was completely destroyed. However Malhar Rao was not able to plunder [[Dhundhar]] for long as he was recalled to [[Bundelkhand]] because of rebellions and threats of invasion by Shuja-Ud-Daula of [[Awadh]].<ref>Rajasthan Through the Ages By R.K. Gupta, S.R. Bakshi pg.202-204</ref>
* [[Battle of Maonda and Mandholi]] (1767) - [[Jaipur]] forces defeat the forces of [[Bharatpur, Rajasthan|Bharatpur]].<ref>History of Jaipur by Jadunath Sarkar pg. 256</ref>
* [[Battle of Kama]] (1768) - [[Madho Singh I]] invaded [[Bharatpur, Rajasthan|Bharatpur]] at the head of 16,000 men where he defeated jat leader [[Jawahar Singh]] again on 29 February 1768.<ref>The Rajputana gazetteers - 1880</ref><ref>History of Jaipur by Jadunath Sarkar pg. 256</ref>
* [[Battle of Mandan]] (1775) - The Shekhawati Rajputs defeated a Mughal force under Mitrasen Ahir, Peero Khan and Kale Khan. After heavy losses Peero Khan died and Mitra Sen fled.<ref name=JP>{{Cite book|first=Rima|last=Hooja|title=A History of Rajasthan|publisher=Rupa and company|year=2006|pages=694|isbn=9788129115010|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qqd1RAAACAAJ&q=rime%20hooja%20rajasthan|quote=in a pitched battle at Mandan, both sides suffered heavily. Peero Khan died and Mitra Sen fled the field, leaving the Shekhawat chiefs victorious.}}</ref>
* [[Battle of Khatu Shyamji]] (1779) - Chood Singh Nathawat of Doongri and Dalel Singh Khangarot of Sewa defeated the imperial army under Murtaza Khan Bhadech, Najaf Khan and Abdullah Khan.<ref name=JP/>
* Battle of Tunga or [[Battle of Lalsot]] (1787) - Combined forces of [[Jaipur]] and [[Jodhpur]] Vs [[Maratha]] forces of [[Mahadaji Shinde]]. The bloody three-day battle at Tunga ended in a stale-mate.<ref name="lalsot">{{cite book|url=http://m.friendfeed-media.com/6e9ec7f58014456d2d5fd015cc8af9d2974509c0|title=Dictionary of Battles and Sieges|page=565|publisher=Greenwood Press|author=Jacques, Tony|isbn=978-0-313-33536-5|others=Supported by the Rajput rulers of Jodhpur and Udaipur, Partab Singh of Jaipur took a massive force southeast against Marathas under Mahadji Sindhia. When his Mughal cavalry under Mohammad Beg and his nephew Ismail Beg Hamadani defected, Sindhia was defeated in a bloody three-day battle at Tunga, near Lalsot.|year=2006|access-date=13 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626120848/http://m.friendfeed-media.com/6e9ec7f58014456d2d5fd015cc8af9d2974509c0|archive-date=26 June 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Battle of Patan]] (1790) - The Battle of Patan was fought on 20 June 1790 between the Scindias of Gwalior and the Kachwahas of Jaipur, and resulted decisive victory of Maratha forces.

* [[Battle of Merta]] (1790) - Marathas under [[Mahadaji Shinde]] defeated the army of [[Vijay Singh of Marwar|Maharaja Vijay Singh]].
* [[Battle of Fatehpur (1799)]] - The Battle of Fatehpur was fought in March 1799 between the Maratha Kingdom of Gwalior supported by General George Thomas and the [[Rajput]] Kingdom of [[Jaipur]] under Sawai Pratap Singh and Rora Ram Ji Khawas which resulted in a decisive Jaipur victory.<ref>History of Jaipur by Jadunath Sarkar pg. 355</ref>
* [[Battle of Malpura]] (1800) - Marathas under [[Daulat Rao Sindhia]] defeated Maharaja [[Sawai Pratap Singh]].<ref>A history of Jaipur pg 310 by Jadunath Sarkar</ref>
* Siege of [[Mehrangarh]] (1806) - [[Man Singh of Marwar]] defeated the armies of [[Jaipur]], [[Mewar]] and [[Bikaner]] so comprehensively that Jagat Singh of [[Jaipur]] had to pay a sum of Rs. 2,00,000 to secure his safe passage. In honour of Man Singhs victory over Jaipur the Jai Pol, or victory gate was built in the fort in 1808.
* Battle of Auwa (8 September 1857) - Kushal singh Rathore, a noble of [[Jodhpur]] joined the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]] against the British Empire, around 5,000 Rajputs of Pali joined him. The British asked raja Takht Singh to deal with him, however most of the Rathore nobles refused to fight with a fellow clansmen for foreigners. Kushal Singh thus defeated a force of local levies raised by Raja [[Takht Singh]] of [[Jodhpur]].<ref>[http://www.defencejournal.com/2000/feb/central-indian.htm The Central India Campaign]. "Khushial Singh the Thakur of Awah who was in rebellion against the British. On 8 September the Legion defeated a force of Jodhpur's loyal Raja's local levies."</ref>
* Siege of [[Auwa]] (1857-1858) - Kushal Singh killed captain Mason and hung his head on his fort gate for insulting him, he then defeated a British army of 2,000 men under brigadier Lawrence. Another army of 30,000 men under colonel Holmes forced Kushal Singh to retreat to his fort in Auwa. Holmes besieged the Auwa fort and breached it after 6 months of siege. Kushal Singh was able to escape to Udaipur. Auwa was then confiscated by the British until the death of Kushal Singh in 1864.<ref>Political Awakening and Indian Freedom Movement with Special Reference to Rajasthan pg 28-35</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of Indian battles]]

== References ==
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