Battle of Dewair (1606)

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Battle Of Dewair (1606)
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Location
Aravalli hills, 40 km north east of Kumbalgarh
Result Indecisive [1]
Belligerents
Mewar.svg Kingdom of Mewar Flag of the Mughal Empire.png Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Mewar.svg Amar Singh I Flag of the Mughal Empire.png Parviz Mirza
Asaf Khan III
Sultan Khan 
Strength
15,000–18,000 heavy(stock) cavalry 20,000 cavalry with Parviz and 12,000 cavalry with Asaf Khan III

The Battle of Dewair (Dewar) was fought between Amar Singh I of Mewar and Mughal army led by Jahangir under Muhammad 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 Jahangir who directed Asaf Khan. [2] Amar led a hard-fought battle to defend his territory, [1] and personally killed the Mughal commander Sultan Khan and his horse by spear which went through both. [3] Reportedly, Asaf Khan retreated from the battlefield. Both Amar and Asaf Khan claimed victory in an indecisive battle. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Srivastava 1986, p. 269:Amar Singh bravely defended his territory and fought a tough battle at the pass of Dewar which proved to be indecisive. Both sides claimed victory
  2. Eraly 2004, p. 259.
  3. Rana 2005, p. 81.

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