Siege of Mandsaur: Difference between revisions

|conflict=Invasion of Mewar

|partof=Mewar-Gujarat wars

|image= Dashpur Fort.jpg|thumb|Mandsaur or Dashpur Fort

|caption= Mandsaur Fort

|date=1520 (December)

|place= [[Mandsaur]], Borders of Mewar, India

|result=Rajput victory, Malik Ayaz fails and retreats.

|territory=

|combatant1=[[File:Mewar.svg|25px]][[Rajput|Rajput Confederates]]

|combatant2=[[Gujarat Sultanate]]<br/>[[Malwa Sultanate]]

|commander1=[[Rana Sanga]]<br/>[[Ganga Rathore of Marwar|Rao Ganga]] of Jodhpur<br/>Rawal Udai Singh of Dungarpur<br/> Rao Viram deva of Merta<br/> [[Silhadi]]<br/> [[Medini Rai]]<br/>Ashok Mal{{KIA}}

|commander2=Sultan Muzaffar Shah II<br/>Sultan Mahmud khilji<br/>Nizam-ul-mulk<br/>Malik Ayaz<br/>Taj Khan<br/>Shuja-ul-mulk

|strength1=80,000 to 100,000 [[Rajputs]].{{sfn|Chaube|1975|pp=149-151}}

|strength2=120,000 Cavalry<ref>Bayleys Gujarat pg 271</ref><br/> 120 elephants<ref>Bayleys Gujarat pg 271</ref><br/>thousands of men from Malwa

The Sultan of Gujarat left [[Champaner|Muhammadabad]] (modern day [[Champaner]]) and returned to his capital after the Maharana had returned to [[Mewar]] after his campaign in [[Rana Sanga's invasion of Gujarat|Gujarat]]. He was grieved to see his treasuries looted and his palace destroyed and began to think of avenging his defeat. He set about preparing a large army, doubled the pay of the soldiers, and gave them a year's salary in advance.<ref>The Hindupat, the Last Great Leader of the Rajput Race. 1918. Reprint. London pg 84-86</ref>

After a skirmish between 200 horsemen under Shuja-ul-mulk and others, and some [[Rajput]]s in the hills, the Sultan's army advanced and invested the fort of [[Mandsaur]] in Malwa, then in the Maharana's possession. The governor of the fort, Asoka Mal, was killed but the fort did not fall. The Maharana left [[Chitor]] with a Gallant army estimated around 80,000 to 100,000 [[Rajputs]] and arrived at the village of [[Nandsa]], 12 cos (24 miles) from Mandsaur.{{sfn|Chaube|1975|pp=149}}

In the meantime, Sultan Mahmud Khilji of [[Malwa]] arrived from [[Mandu, Madhya Pradesh|Mandu]] to assist the Gujarat forces to repay the debt he owed to Muzaffar Shah. The siege was pressed but no progress was made. Sanga was joined  by his trusted Vassals [[Medini Rai]] now ruler of Malwa and Raja [[Silhadi]], the [[Tomar]] Rajput Chief of [[Raisen]] and Sarangpur both of them joined Sanga with 15,000 Rajput forces respectively .{{sfn|Chaube|1975|pp=122,150-152}} The Mirati Sikandari says that "all the Rajas of the country round, went to the support of the Rana. Thus on both sides enormous forces were assembled. But the enterprise of Malik Ayaz did not advance in consequence of the ill-feeling entertained against him by the Amirs No progress was made in the siege of the fort."<ref>The Hindupat, the Last Great Leader of the Rajput Race. 1918. Reprint. London pg 84-86</ref>

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