List of battles in Rajasthan

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Battle of Haldighati, fought between Mughals and Maharana Pratap. Chokha, Battle of Haldighati, painted 1822.jpg
Battle of Haldighati, fought between Mughals and Maharana Pratap.

Several significant battles are recorded to have taken place in what is now known as Rajasthan, India.

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8-9th Century

The Guhila Rajputs were feudatories of the Moriya (Mori) Rajputs of Chitor and they came into prominence in the time of Khummaņa I popularly known as Bappā Rāwal who was the 9th ruler in the family of Guhadatta. He started his political career as a vassal of the Mori monarch Manurāja and probably led the Mori forces against the Arabs. In this expedition, Bappā Rāwal achieved complete victory. [7]

11th century

12th Century

13th Century

14th Century

15th Century

16th Century

16th Century

17th Century

18th Century

19th Century

See also

References

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  8. Hooja, Rima (2006). A History of Rajasthan. Rupa and company. p. 391. ISBN   9788129115010. Dulha Rai left Gwalior around AD 1071 and entered the territory of Dhundhar, subdued the Badgujars and Minas and settled at Dausa
  9. Singh 1964, p. 138-140.
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  11. Hooja, Rima (2006). A History of Rajasthan. Rupa and company. p. 258. ISBN   9788129115010. Bisaldev successfully repulsed a large Ghaznavid army led by Sultan Khusrau Shah (1152-1160), which had advanced as far as Vavvera....He wrested Delhi from the Tomars in either AD 1151 or 1153, but allowed them to continue to hold the area as Chauhan Feudatories. He also took Hansi (Asika) from the Ghaznavids
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  46. 1 2 Rajasthan through the ages vol 5, pg 12.
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  66. Jodhpur Khyat pg 76
  67. Akbarnama II pg 46
  68. Studies in Mughal History pg 91 by Ashwini Agrawal
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  72. Raghavan 2018, p. 67.
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  74. Maharana Pratap by Shri Ram Sharma, p. 96
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  80. Rajsamand (2001), District Gazetteers, Rajasthan, p. 35, The battle of Dewar was fought in a valley of Arvali about 40 km north -east of Kumbhalgarh. ... Prince Amar Singh fought valiantly and pierced through Sultan Khan and the horse he was riding.{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  81. A military history of medieval India, 2003, p. 530, Prince Pravez and Asaf Khan led an army of 20,000 horse which fought a battle against Rana Amar Singh at Dewar
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  85. It was resisted by 20 warriors of Mewar under the leadership of Naruji and all were killed fighting. http://www.eternalmewar.in/research
  86. Aurangzeb attacked Mewar and plundered Udaipur, the citizens were safely escorted to Panarwa a hilly region by Rana Raj Singh but 63 temples in and around Udaipur were plundered and many villages were burned down by Aurangzeb's general Taj Khan. The Mughal army was eventually starved because of the scorched earth techniques and guerrilla warfare used by the Rana. Aurangzeb after a failed campaign left Mewar to his son Akbar and retreated to Ajmer.http://etd.lib.jnu.ac.in/TH17242.pdf
  87. Another example, this time from the Caran community, is the aforementioned Naruji, whose death at the hands of Aurangzeb's soldiers is held to reflect the glory of the Mewar royal family . The 78 THE GODDESSES ' HENCHMEN.https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Ono8DwAAQBAJ&printsec=copyright&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Naruji&f=false
  88. One of their ancestor Barhath Naruji fought Aurangzeb’s force while protecting Jagadish temple in 1680 and Gave up his life in this endeavour.https://www.socialsciencejournal.in/assets/archives/2024/vol10issue5/10088.pdf
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  92. Irvine 1904, p. 47.
  93. Irvine 1904, p. 48.
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  99. Sahai, Jwala (1898). History of Bhurtpore (2nd Improved ed.). Calcutta: PatrikaPress (published 3 March 1896). p. 48.
  100. A History of Jaipur pg-200 by Jadunath Sarkar
  101. Fall of the Mughal Empire pg-139-140 by Jadunath Sarkar
  102. Harcharandas in Chahar Gulzar 377b-379b
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  104. Rajasthan through the Ages vol 4 pg.188
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  113. The Rajputana gazetteers - 1880
  114. Hooja, Rima (2006). A History of Rajasthan. Rupa and company. p. 694. ISBN   9788129115010. in a pitched battle at Mandan, both sides suffered heavily. Peero Khan died and sekhawat chief fled the field, leaving the Rao raja mitrasen victorious.
  115. Pande, Ram (1970). Bharatpur Upto 1826 A Social and Political History of the Jats. Rama Publishing House. p. 118.
  116. Hooja, Rima (2006). A History of Rajasthan. Rupa and company. p. 694. ISBN   9788129115010. Battle of Khatu–Shyamji. This last occurred when Murtaza Khan Bhadech was sent into Shekhawati to collect revenue arrears. His subsequent march towards Jaipur was blocked at Khatu-Shyamji, where the Shekhawats led by Devi Singh of Sikar defeated the intruder.
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  122. The Central India Campaign Archived 4 April 2006 at the Wayback Machine . "Khushal Singh, the Thakur of Awah, who was in rebellion against the British. On 8 September the Legion defeated a force of Jodhpur's loyal Raja's local levies."
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