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{{Infobox military conflict<br />
| conflict = Siege of Chanderi<br />
| place = [[Chanderi]]<br />
| date = January 1543<br />
| result = [[Sur Dynasty|Sur]] victory<br />
•[[Puran Mal]] executed<br />
| combatant1 = [[Sur Dynasty]]<br />
| combatant2 = [[Chanderi]] [[Rajput]]s<br />
| commander1 = [[Sher Shah Suri]]<br />
| commander2 = [[Puran Mal]]{{executed}}<br />
| image = A VIEW OF CHANDERI FORT.jpg<br />
| caption = Chanderi Fort<br />
}}<br />
The '''Siege of Chanderi''' was a siege led by [[Sher Shah Suri|Sheri Shah Suri]] of [[Sur Empire|Sur Dynasty]] in 1543. The siege was against the [[Rajput]] leader [[Puran Mal]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Chaurasia |first=Radhey Shyam |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=8XnaL7zPXPUC&pg=PA181&dq=sher+shah+Puran&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiE7YHHka-AAxXe-DgGHbWMDzkQ6AF6BAgEEAM |title=History of Medieval India: From 1000 A.D. to 1707 A.D. |date=2002 |publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist |isbn=978-81-269-0123-4 |pages=181 |language=en}}</ref> After six months of siege, Puran Mal surrendered to Sher Shah.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Agrawal |first=Ashvini |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=AZdCrUxFAHEC&pg=PA68&dq=sher+shah+Puran&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiE7YHHka-AAxXe-DgGHbWMDzkQ6AF6BAgGEAM |title=Studies in Mughal History |date=1983 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publ. |isbn=978-81-208-2326-6 |pages=68 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Luard |first=Charles Eckford |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=YSM3AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA114&dq=sher+shah+Puran&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiE7YHHka-AAxXe-DgGHbWMDzkQ6AF6BAgIEAM |title=Bhopal State Gazetteer ...: Text and Tables |last2=Ali (Munshi.) |first2=Kudrat |date=1908 |publisher=Superintendent Government Printing, India |pages=114 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Pal |first=Vijay Kumar |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=cHCqEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA179&dq=sher+shah+Puran&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiE7YHHka-AAxXe-DgGHbWMDzkQ6AF6BAgLEAM |title=JAUHAR: in Indian Sub-Continent |date=2023-01-30 |publisher=Shashwat Publication |isbn=978-93-93557-80-3 |pages=178–179 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Srivastava |first=Ashirbadi Lal |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=P2cq-babye4C&q=sher+shah+Puran&dq=sher+shah+Puran&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiE7YHHka-AAxXe-DgGHbWMDzkQ6AF6BAgFEAM |title=Sher Shah and His Successors |date=1950 |publisher=B. L. Jain |pages=45 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Prelude==<br />
In 1542, Sher Shah conquered Malwa. After capturing Malwa, he moved towards [[Chanderi]] to annexe the region.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Bose |first=Saikat K. |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=ywfsCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT375&dq=sher+shah+Puran&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiE7YHHka-AAxXe-DgGHbWMDzkQ6AF6BAgKEAM |title=Boot, Hooves and Wheels: And the Social Dynamics behind South Asian Warfare |date=2015-06-20 |publisher=Vij Books India Pvt Ltd |isbn=978-93-84464-54-7 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Background==<br />
Puran Mal was the Rajput leader of Chanderi. He rebelled because in pursuance of his usual policy of administration Sher Shah had transferred him to Benares.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Mehta |first=Jl |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=-TsMl0vSc0gC&pg=PA170&dq=sher+shah+Puran&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiOm7rylq-AAxVyxzgGHWZyB3Y4ChDoAXoECAsQAw |title=Advanced Study in the History of Medieval India |publisher=Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd |isbn=978-81-207-1015-3 |pages=170 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==The siege==<br />
Sher Shah besieged the [[Chanderi fort|fort of Chanderi]] for six months. Puran Mal surrendered to Sher Shah in January 1543.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=wsiXwh_tIGkC&pg=RA1-PA112&dq=sher+shah+Puran&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiE7YHHka-AAxXe-DgGHbWMDzkQ6AF6BAgNEAM |title=The Pearson Indian History Manual for the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination |publisher=Pearson Education India |isbn=978-81-317-1753-0 |language=en}}</ref> He was later executed by Sher Shah.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kennedy |first=Pringle |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=4Q4oAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA212&dq=sher+shah+Puran&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiOm7rylq-AAxVyxzgGHWZyB3Y4ChDoAXoECAgQAw |title=A History of the Great Moghuls: Or, A History of the Badshahate of Delhi from 1398 A.D. to 1739, with an Introduction Concerning the Mongols and Moghuls of Central Asia |date=1905 |publisher=Thacker, Spink |pages=212 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Matta |first=Basheer Ahmad Khan |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=2VduAAAAMAAJ&q=sher+shah+Puran&dq=sher+shah+Puran&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiOm7rylq-AAxVyxzgGHWZyB3Y4ChDoAXoECAQQAw |title=Sher Shah Suri: A Fresh Perspective |date=2005 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-597882-7 |pages=171 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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