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Battle of Dharmat
Part of Mughal War of Succession (1658-1659)
Date15 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 [1] 22,272 armymen along with cavalry
266 Mansabdārs [2]
Casualties and losses
7000 Horsemen
4000 Mansabdārs
100 Nobles [3]
atleast 6000 rajputs(as computed by Jadunath Sarkar)[4]

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]

  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.
  3. Ahmad 1978, Casualties pp. 29.
  4. Sarkar 1973, Casualties pp. 232.
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