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{{Infobox military conflict | {{Infobox military conflict | ||
| conflict = | | conflict = Battle Of Dewari (1606) | ||
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| result = Rajput | | result = [[Rajput]] victory{{sfn|Srivastava|1969|p=269}} | ||
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| combatant1 = [[Mewar|Kingdom of Mewar]] | | combatant1 = [[Mewar|Kingdom of Mewar]] | ||
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| [[Muhammad Parviz|Parviz]] | | [[Muhammad Parviz|Parviz]] | ||
| | | Asaf Khan III | ||
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The '''Battle of Dewair''' (Dewar) was fought between [[Amar Singh I]] of Mewar and Mughal army under [[Muhammad Parviz|Parviz]] and | The '''Battle of [[Dewair]]''' (Dewar) was fought between [[Amar Singh I]] of Mewar and Mughal army under [[Muhammad Parviz|Parviz]] and Asaf Khan III. Shortly after his accession in 1606, [[Jahangir]] sent an army of 20,000 cavalry to attack Mewar. Parviz was only the figurative commander while in reality the ''[[de facto]]'' commander was Asaf Khan.<ref>{{Cite book|title=History of Jahangir|last=Prasad|first=Beni|pages=227}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=The Mughal Throne: The Saga of India's Great Emperors|last=Eraly|first=Abraham|pages=259}}</ref>Amar Singh personally killed the Mughal commander Sultan Khan and his horse by spear which went through both sultan khan and his horse, due to which he is known as '''Chakrveer''' (also called '''Chakraveer'''). Parviz and Asaf Khan retreated from the battlefield.<ref name="auto"/><ref>Maharana Pratap by Bhawan Singh Rana. p.81 {{ISBN|978-8128808258}}</ref><ref>{{citation|location=[[Rajasthan]]|title=District Gazetteers|last=Rajsamand|date=2001|p=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>{{sfn|Mathur|1994|p=23}} He was able to defend his territories for the time being.{{sfn|Srivastava|1969|p=269}} | ||
== Aftermath == | == Aftermath == | ||
Ultimately, Amar Singh could not hold his territories for long. After the battle, Jahangir sent another army under [[Mahabat Khan]] in 1608, and the battle was a stalemate. In | Ultimately, Amar Singh could not hold his territories for long. After the battle, Jahangir sent another army under [[Mahabat Khan]] in 1608, and the battle was a stalemate. In 1614, he sent [[Prince Khurram]] with an army against Mewar. The army was victorious in 1615 with Amar Singh surrendered to Prince Khurram and [[Karan Singh II]] (Amar Singh's son) signed a favourable treaty with Mughals accepting Mughal rule.<ref>{{cite book |last=Prasad |first=Beni |year=1930 |orig-year=First published 1922 |title=History of Jahangir |edition=Second |location=Allahabad |publisher=The Indian Press |page=239 |quote=Constant skirmishes were thinning the Rajput ranks ... [Amar Singh] offered to recognize Mughal supremacy ... Jahangir gladly and unreservedly accepted the terms.}}</ref> | ||
== See also == | |||
*[[Battle of Haldighati]] | |||
*[[Battle of Dewair (1582)]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||