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{{Short description| | {{Short description|1576 battle during the Mughal invasion of Bengal}} | ||
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| commander2 = {{flagicon image|Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg}} '''[[Akbar the Great]]''' <br> {{flagicon image|Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg}} Muzaffar Khan Turbati <br> {{flagicon image|Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg}} Khan Jahan<ref name="Richards1996"/> <br> {{flagicon image|Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg}} Raja Todar Mal<ref>{{cite book |last=Ahmed |first=Salahuddin |year=2004 |title=Bangladesh: Past and Present |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Szfqq7ruqWgC&pg=PA63 |publisher=APH Publishing |page=63 |isbn=978-81-7648-469-5}}</ref> | | commander2 = {{flagicon image|Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg}} '''[[Akbar the Great]]''' <br> {{flagicon image|Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg}} Muzaffar Khan Turbati <br> {{flagicon image|Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg}} Khan Jahan<ref name="Richards1996"/> <br> {{flagicon image|Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg}} Raja Todar Mal<ref>{{cite book |last=Ahmed |first=Salahuddin |year=2004 |title=Bangladesh: Past and Present |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Szfqq7ruqWgC&pg=PA63 |publisher=APH Publishing |page=63 |isbn=978-81-7648-469-5}}</ref> | ||
| strength1 = {{flagicon image|Bengal_Sultanate_Flag.gif}} 50,000<ref name="gazetteer">{{cite book |title=Bengal District Gazetteers Santal Parganas |year=1914 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RdyjG9DYVLsC&pg=PA26 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |pages=26–}}</ref> | | strength1 = {{flagicon image|Bengal_Sultanate_Flag.gif}} 50,000<ref name="gazetteer">{{cite book |title=Bengal District Gazetteers Santal Parganas |year=1914 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RdyjG9DYVLsC&pg=PA26 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |pages=26–}}</ref> | ||
| strength2 = {{flagicon image|Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg}} | | strength2 = {{flagicon image|Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg}} 150,000 (during the first assault) <br> 5000 [[cavalry]] reinforcement<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Rajmahal,_The_battle_of|title=Rajmahal, The battle of|work=banglapedia.org}}</ref> | ||
| casualties1 = {{flagicon image|Bengal_Sultanate_Flag.gif}} Heavy | | casualties1 = {{flagicon image|Bengal_Sultanate_Flag.gif}} Heavy | ||
| casualties2 = {{flagicon image|Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg}} Unknown| | | casualties2 = {{flagicon image|Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg}} Unknown| | ||
Revision as of 18:20, 25 July 2021
| Battle of Rajmahal | |||||||
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| Part of Mughal invasion of Bengal | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Bengal Sultanate |
 Mughal Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Daud Khan Karrani † Junaid Karrani †Ismail Khan LodhiKalapahad † Khan Jahan †[2] |
Akbar the Great Muzaffar Khan Turbati Khan Jahan[1] Raja Todar Mal[3] | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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50,000[2] |
150,000 (during the first assault) 5000 cavalry reinforcement[4] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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Heavy |
Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Rajmahal was a battle that took place between the Mughal Empire and the Karrani Dynasty that ruled the Sultanate of Bengal in the 16th century. The battle resulted in a decisive victory for the Mughals. During the battle, the last Sultan of Bengal, Daud Khan Karrani, was captured and later executed by the Mughals.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Richards, John F. (1996). The Mughal Empire. Cambridge University Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-521-56603-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bengal District Gazetteers Santal Parganas. Concept Publishing Company. 1914. pp. 26–.
- ↑ Ahmed, Salahuddin (2004). Bangladesh: Past and Present. APH Publishing. p. 63. ISBN 978-81-7648-469-5.
- ↑ "Rajmahal, The battle of". banglapedia.org.
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