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 | date              = 16 September 1582
 | place             = Dewair, [[Rajasthan]]
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+| result            = {{ubl|Mewar victory}}
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+* Surrender of 36,000 [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] troops to [[Maharana Pratap]]
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+| combatant1        = [[Kingdom of Mewar]]
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-| combatant1        = [[Mewar]]
 | combatant2        = [[Mughal Empire]]
-| commander1        = [[Maharana Pratap]]<br>
+| commander1        = [[Maharana Pratap]]<br>Shakti Singh <br>[[Amar Singh I]]<br>Rawat Krishnadas Chundawat<br>[[Bhamashah]]<br>Rana Punja
-Shakti Singh
- [[Amar Singh I]]<br>
-Rawat Krishnadas Chundawat
-[[Bhamashah]]
-Rana Punja
 | commander2        = Sultan Khan
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 }}
-==Background==
+The '''Battle of Dewair (1582)'''  was a battle fought between [[Maharana Pratap]] of Mewar and [[Army of the Mughal Empire|Mughal]] garrison of Dewair in 1582. Pratap recovered Western Mewar including Kumbhalgarh, Udaipur, and Gogunda, which were lost in [[Battle of Haldighati]]. The victory of Dewair was a crowning glory for the Maharana, with [[James Tod]] describing it as the "Marathon of Mewar". Later Pratap built a new capital, Chavand, near modern [[Dungarpur]].
-'''Battle of Haldighati'''
+==History==
+Following the [[Battle of Haldighati]], Pratap lost half of his army and [[Mughals]] captured [[Kumbhalgarh]] , [[Gogunda]] , [[Udaipur]] & Chappan. In such conditions, Pratap changed his strategy from open to guerrilla warfare and did not allow [[Mughals]] to settle and retake his lost territories. To suppress Pratap, [[Akbar]] himself arrived at [[Mewar]] in September 1576 for hunting expeditions in forests during which he [[Siege of Udaipur (1576)|occupied Udaipur]] and its southern region called 'Wagad' and established Mughal rule in these regions. Pratap and his family took shelter in dense hills at that time and managed to hide till May 1577 when Akbar returned to [[Fatehpur Sikri]]. Only the [[Kumbhalgarh Fort|fortress of Kumbhalgarh]] was yet unconquered thus Akbar sent his general Shahbaz Khan to do so in the next year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://persian.packhum.org/main?url=pf%3Ffile%3D00701020%26ct%3D0 |title=Collection of Oriental Works}}</ref>
-Following the [[Battle of Haldighati]], Pratap lost half of his army and [[Mughals]] captured [[Kumbhalgarh]] , [[Gogunda]] , [[Udaipur]] & Chappan. In such conditions, Pratap changed his strategy from open to guerrilla warfare and did not allow [[Mughals]] to settle and retake his lost terrirtories. To suppress Pratap, [[Akbar]] himself arrived at [[Mewar]] in September, 1576 for hunting expeditions in forests during which he [[Siege of Udaipur (1576)|occupied Udaipur]] and it's southern region called 'Wagad' and established Mughal rule in these regions. Pratap alongside his family took shelter in dense hills that time and manage to hide till May,1577 when Akbar returned to [[Fatehpur Sikri]]. Only the [[Kumbhalgarh Fort|fortress of Kumbhalgarh]] was yet unconquered thus Akbar send his general Shahbaz Khan to do so in the next year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://persian.packhum.org/main?url=pf%3Ffile%3D00701020%26ct%3D0 }}</ref>
+*1577 : Shahbaz Khan
+*1578 : Shahbaz Khan second time
+*1579 : Again Shahbaz Khan ( Third time attacked Mewar )
-• 1577 : Shahbaz Khan
+Each of these invasions was able to occupy cities like Udaipur, Chawand, Gogunda, and Kumbhalagarh but were unsuccessful in capturing [[Maharana Pratap|Pratap]] as he was till that time became a master guerilla and each path of Aravali hills was now in his mind this allowing him to hide from Mughal troops each and every time till the Mughal's departure from Mewar.{{cn}} When Pratap was facing a shortage of funds, his minister [[Bhamashah]], whose family held the office for ages, placed at Pratap's disposal their accumulated wealth, which with other resources, is stated to have been equivalent to the maintenance of army for 12 years.{{cn|}} Thus name of [[Bhamashah]] got preserved as saviour of [[Mewar]]. With such help from [[Bhamashah]], Pratap was able to arrange his new army and planned a major attack on Dewair Fortress defended by a garrison of less than a thousand men.{{cn}}
-• 1578 : Shahbaz Khan second time
-• 1579 : Again Shahbaz Khan ( Third time attacked Mewar )
-• Each of these invasions were able to occupy cities like Udaipur, Chawand, Gogunda and Kumbhalagarh but were unsuccessful in capturing [[Maharana Pratap|Pratap]] as he was till that time became a master guerilla and each path of aravali hills was now in his mind this allowing him to hide from mughal troops each and every time till the Mughal's departure from mewar.{{cn}} When Pratap was facing shortage of funds, his minister [[Bhamashah]], whose family held the office for ages, placed at Pratap's disposal their accumulated wealth, which with other resources, is stated to have been equivalent to maintenance of army for 12 years.{{cn|}} Thus name of [[Bhamashah]] got preserved as saviour of [[Mewar]]. With such help from [[Bhamashah]], Pratap was able to arrange his new army and planned a major attack on Dewair Fortress defended by a garrison of less than a thousand men.{{cn}}
 ==Battle==
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-Pratap attacked the Mughal garrison  of Dewair which was commanded by Mughal officer Sultan Khan and defeated it.
+Pratap attacked the Mughal garrison of Dewair, commanded by Mughal officer Sultan Khan, and defeated it.
 ==Aftermath==