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Battle of Dharmat
	Part of Mughal War of Succession (1658-1659)
Date	15 April 1658
Location	Faithabad near the village of Dharmat 33 km from Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
Result	Victory for Aurengzeb
Belligerents
Aurengzeb	Dara Shikoh
Commanders and leaders
Aurengzeb; Murad Baksh; Muhammad Sultan; Multafat Khan ; Najabat Khan	Jaswant Singh Rathore; Mukund Singh Hada † ; Qasim Khan
Strength
30000	22,272 armymen along with cavalry; 266 Mansabdārs
Casualties and losses
7000 Horsemen ; 4000 Mansabdārs ; 100 Nobles	atleast 6000 rajputs(as computed by Jadunath Sarkar)

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The Battle of Dharmat was fought during the Mughal war of Succession (1658-1659) by Aurengzeb against the Rajput noble Jaswant Singh Rathore on the open plain of Dharmat on the hot Summer day of 15th April 1658 in which Aurengzeb wins due to advantage in Artillery and Tactics.^[5].

Preparation

On 6th September 1657, Emperor Shah Jahan suddenly fell ill due to strangury and constipation. He failed to hold darshan and the shops were closed in the bazaars around Delhi. There were rumours rife that the emperor was either dead or Dara was holding his father as a hostage. Only some physicians ,Dara and his sister Jahanara were allowed to physically see him. The stage was set for the transition of power. Eventhough Shah Jahan later was able to recover from his illness it would still prove costly for him. Seizing the opportunity who was the viceroy of Bengal and Orissa rebelled against the father and Murad Baksh crowned himself as the emperor at Surat. In contrast to Shuja and Murad, however, Aurangzeb did not take the irrevocable step of crowning himself. Instead, he engaged in a busy secret correspondence with Murad, and, to a lesser extent, with Shuja. Letters written in cipher encased in bamboo tubes passed from runner to runner over special relay posts newly established between Ahmadabad and Aurangabad. Both of them agreed to a joint action against their brothers. As a result they decided to divide the ruling Mughal land amongst themselves.(But this wasn't so as the fact that Aurengzeb was only seeking the Annihilation of all his brothers and gaining the throne for himself later in the war of succession).^[6].

On the 5th February 1658, Aurengzeb left Aurangabad to contest the Mughal Throne. He proclaimed himself ruler and bestowed titles on his children. By the 5th of April he crossed the Narmada river towards Ujjain

↑ Karuna Joshi (1998). "New Light on the Battle of Dharmat". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress Vol 59: 427–433. JSTOR 44147010.
↑ Karuna Joshi (1998). "New Light on the Battle of Dharmat". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress Vol 59: 427–433. JSTOR 44147010.
↑ Ahmad 1978, Casualties pp. 29.
↑ Sarkar 1973, Casualties pp. 232.
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↑ Richards 1993, The War of Succession p. 158-159.

[1] Karuna Joshi (1998). "New Light on the Battle of Dharmat". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress Vol 59: 427–433. JSTOR 44147010.

[2] Karuna Joshi (1998). "New Light on the Battle of Dharmat". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress Vol 59: 427–433. JSTOR 44147010.

[FOOTNOTEAhmad1978''Casualties''_pp._[httpsarchiveorgdetailsinernetdli2015131101pagen53mode1upviewtheater_29]-3] Ahmad 1978, Casualties pp. 29.

[FOOTNOTESarkar1973''Casualties''_pp._[httpsarchiveorgdetailsinernetdli201598676pagen255mode1upviewtheater_232]-4] Sarkar 1973, Casualties pp. 232.

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[FOOTNOTERichards1993''The_War_of_Succession''_p._[httpsarchiveorgdetailsiB_in1-3pagen173mode1upviewtheater_158-159]-6] Richards 1993, The War of Succession p. 158-159.

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+'''The Battle of Dharmat''' was fought during the Mughal war of Succession (1658-1659) by Aurengzeb against the Rajput noble [[Jaswant Singh of Marwar|Jaswant Singh Rathore]] on the open plain of Dharmat on the hot Summer day of 15th April 1658 in which Aurengzeb wins due to advantage in Artillery and Tactics.<ref>{{cite work|work=The History and culture of the Indian People Vol 7- The Mughal Empire|editor-last1=Majumdar|editor-first1=R.C|url=https://archive.org/details/mughulempire00bhar/page/215/mode/1up?q=Dharmat&view=theater|page=215|title=''Dharmat''|publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan}}</ref>.
+==Preparation==
+On 6th September 1657, Emperor [[Shah Jahan]] suddenly fell ill due to [[strangury]] and [[constipation]]. He failed to hold darshan and the shops were closed in the bazaars around Delhi. There were rumours rife that the emperor was either dead or Dara was holding his father as a hostage. Only some physicians ,Dara and his sister [[Jahanara Begum|Jahanara]] were allowed to physically see him. The stage was  set for the transition of power. Eventhough Shah Jahan later was able to recover from his illness it would still prove costly for him. Seizing the opportunity who was the viceroy of Bengal and Orissa rebelled against the father and Murad Baksh crowned himself as the emperor at [[Surat]]. In contrast to Shuja and Murad, however, Aurangzeb did not take the irrevocable step of crowning himself. Instead, he engaged in a busy secret correspondence with Murad, and, to a lesser extent, with Shuja. Letters written in cipher encased in bamboo tubes passed from runner to runner over special relay posts newly established between Ahmadabad and Aurangabad. Both of them agreed to a joint action against their brothers. As a result they decided to divide the ruling Mughal land amongst themselves.(But this wasn't so as the fact that Aurengzeb was only seeking the Annihilation of all his brothers and gaining the throne for himself later in the war of succession).{{sfn|Richards|1993|loc=''The War of Succession'' p.
+[https://archive.org/details/iB_in/1-3/page/n173/mode/1up?view=theater 158-159]}}.
+On the 5th February 1658, Aurengzeb left Aurangabad to contest the Mughal Throne. He proclaimed himself ruler and bestowed titles on his children. By the 5th of April he crossed the [[Narmada]] river towards [[Ujjain]]