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| {{Short description|War between Shekhawati chiefs and Mughals}}
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| {{Infobox military conflict
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| | caption = Battle of Mandan
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| | date = June 1775
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| | place = Mandan, Shakhawati, Rajasthan
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| | result = Shekhawat victory<ref name=JP/>
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| | combatant1 = [[File:Flag of Jaipur.svg|25px|]] [[Shekhawat]] Chieftains
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| | combatant2 = [[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg|25px]] [[Mughal Empire]]<br>[[Ahir]]s of Rewari
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| | commander1 = Devi Singh and other Shekhawati chieftains
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| | commander2 = Mitrasen Ahir<br>Kale Khan<br>Peero Khan
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| | casualties1 = Heavy
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| The '''Battle of Mandan''' was fought between the [[Shekhawat]] chiefs and the [[Mughal Empire]] due to their refusal to pay tribute to the emperor.The Mughals were Helped by [[Ahir|Ahirs]] of [[Rewari]] under [[Mitra Sen Ahir]] and the Baloch chieftains Peero Khan and Kale Khan.<ref name="JP" />
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| ==Battle==
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| The [[Shekhawati]] [[Rajput]] chieftains had been beating back invasions in their area for a long time. In 1775 the Shekhawati chiefs refused to pay tribute to the Mughals which resulted in an invasion by the Mughal army under the command of Mitra Sen Ahir, Kale Khan and Peero Khan. A pitched battle was fought in which both sides suffered heavy losses. Peero Khan was killed and Mitra Sen fled, resulting in a victory for the Shekhawat chiefs.<ref name=JP>{{Cite book|first=Rima|last=Hooja|title=A History of Rajasthan|publisher=Rupa and company|year=2006|pages=694|isbn=9788129115010|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qqd1RAAACAAJ&q=rime%20hooja%20rajasthan|quote=in a pitched battle at Mandan, both sides suffered heavily. Peero Khan died and Mitra Sen fled the field, leaving the Shekhawat chiefs victorious.....Battle of Khatu–Shyamji. This last occurred when Murtaza Khan Bhadech was sent into Shekhawati to collect revenue arrears.....Devi Singh of Sikar defeated the intruder.}}</ref>
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| ==Aftermath==
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| Devi Singhs achievement in Mandan was acknowledged by the Maharaja of Jaipur.<ref name=XP>{{Cite book|first=B.L.|last=Meharda|title=Territory, Polity, and Status- A Study of Shekhawats|publisher=|year=2006|pages=68–85|isbn=9788170338871 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=90ZuAAAAMAAJ&q=mandan|quote=Devi Singh also fought the battles of mandan in 1775 AD and Khatu Shyamji in 1779 for which Sawai Pratap Singh recognized the services of Devi Singh and exempted Rs.9000 annually from his tribute.}}</ref> Mitrasen Ahir again helped the Mughals against the Shekhawats. This time against the Shekhawat chieftain of Kanud, on February 1779. The Rajput garrison numbered only 400 and their chieftain, Nawal Singh Shekhawat was severely ill, but still gave a long resistance and even managed to sally out and kill Mitrasen's men. However Nawal Singh Shekhawat eventually died from his illness due to which the Mughals were able to negotiate a peace and exchange Kanud fort for other villages, which were given to Nawal Singhs widow.<ref name=MA>{{Cite book|first=R.K., S.R|last=Gupta, Bakshi|title=Rajasthan Through the Ages|publisher=Sarup & Sons|year=2008|pages=215–216|quote=The Rajputs however made a long and desperate defence.....400 men of the garrison made a sortie and attacked the trenches of Mitra sen Ahir, inflicting a hundred casualties.....Nawal Singh Shekhawat, who was severely ill within the fort...and died.}}</ref> The Shekhawati chiefs faced another invasion in 1780, when the Mughal empire sent Murtaza Khan Bhadech to collect tax in Shekhawati. The two forces fought the bloody [[Battle of Khatu Shyamji]] on July 1779 where after heavy losses on both sides, Murtaza was killed.<ref name=JP/>
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| ==References==
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| {{reflist}}
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| {{coord missing|Rajasthan}}
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| [[Category:Battles involving the Indian kingdoms|Mandan]]
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| [[Category:History of Rajasthan]]
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| [[Category:Battles involving the Rajputs|Mandan]]
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| [[Category:Conflicts in 1775|Mandan]]
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