Chokha, Battle of Haldighati, painted 1822

Several significant

battle A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force ...

s are recorded to have taken place in what is now known as

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Against the Arabs

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(712–740 CE) – An alliance of rulers under

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King

Nagabhata I Nagabhata I (r. c. 730 – 760 CE) was a king who founded the imperial Gurjara Pratihara dynasty of northern India. He ruled the Avanti (or Malava) region in present-day Madhya Pradesh, from his capital at Ujjain. He may have extended his cont ...

defeated the Arabs in 711 CE in alliance with

Kingdom of Mewar Kingdom of Mewar, sometimes known as Udaipur State, was ruled by the Sisodias of Mewar, Sisodia dynasty. It was an independent kingdom in Rajputana region of India. It was established around the 7th century as minor rulers of the Nagada-Ahar re ...

Rajput king

Bappa Rawal Bappa Rawal (c. 8th century) was a king of the Mewar kingdom in Rajasthan, India. The bardic chronicles describe him as a member of the Guhila Rajput Clan, and some of them consider him to be the founder of the Guhila dynasty. He is credited w ...

, and forced them to retreat to

Sindh Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...

Against the Ghurids

Battle of Kasahrada The Battle of Kasahrada, also known as Battle of Kayadara or Battle of Gadararaghatta was fought in 1178 at modern Kayandra in Sirohi district near Mount Abu. It was fought between the Rajput Confederacy led by Mularaja II and the invading Ghu ...

(1178) –

Mularaja II Mularaja (), also known as ''Bala Mularaja'' ("Child Mularaja"), was an Indian king from the Chaulukya dynasty of Gujarat. He ruled the present-day Gujarat and surrounding areas from his capital Anahilapataka (modern Patan). He ascended the thron ...

Chaulukya dynasty The Chaulukya dynasty (), also Solanki dynasty, was a dynasty that ruled parts of what are now Gujarat and Rajasthan in north-western India, between and . Their capital was located at Anahilavada (modern Patan). At times, their rule extended ...

defeated

Muhammad of Ghor Mu'izz ad-Din Muhammad ibn Sam ( fa, معز الدین محمد بن سام), also Mu'izz ad-Din Muhammad Ghori, also Ghūri ( fa, معز الدین محمد غوری) (1144 – March 15, 1206), commonly known as Muhammad of Ghor, also Gh ...

. * Siege of Bayana (1196) –

besieged

Bayana Bayana is a historical town and the headquarters of Bayana tehsil in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan in India. Hindaun City is nearest city of Bayana - 33 km. It was the site of famous Important Battle of Bayana in 1527 between the Rajput ...

, then capital of the

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, whose ruler Kumarpala was defeated and the territory passed under Muhammad of Ghor who placed it under his senior slave Bahauddin Turghill.

Against the Sultanates of Delhi, Gujarat and Malwa

* Siege of Ranthambore (1226) –

Iltutmish Shams ud-Din Iltutmish ( fa, شمس الدین ایلتتمش; died 30 April 1236, ) was the third of the Mamluk kings who ruled the former Ghurid territories in northern India. He was the first Muslim sovereign to rule from Delhi, and is thus ...

captured the Ranthambore fort in 1226 CE. * Siege of Ranthambore (1236) – Vagbhata Chauhan recaptured Ranthambore during the reign of the Delhi ruler Razia. * Siege of Ranthambore (1248) – Vagabhata Chauhan successfully defended the fort against Nasiruddin Mahmud. * Siege of Ranthambore (1253) – Vagbhata Chauhan repelled another invasion from the Mamluks. * Siege of Ranthambore (1259) – Nasiruddin Mahmud captured Ranthambore from Jetra Singh Chauchan. * Siege of Ranthambore (1283) – Shakti Dev Chauhan recaptured Ranthambore from the Mamluks. *Battle of Ranthambore (1290) –

Jalaluddin Firuz Khalji Jalal-ud-din Khalji, also known as Firuz-Al-Din Khalji or Jalaluddin Khilji (c. 1220 – 19 July 1296, ) ( fa, جلال‌الدین خلجی) was the founder and first Sultan of the Khalji dynasty that ruled the Delhi Sultanate from 1290 to ...

attacked Hammir Dev because of his rising power. Jalaludin's forces were defeated by Hammir. * Siege of Jaisalmer (1294–1295) –

Alauddin Khalji Alaud-Dīn Khaljī, also called Alauddin Khilji or Alauddin Ghilji (), born Ali Gurshasp, was an emperor of the Khalji dynasty that ruled the Delhi Sultanate The Delhi Sultanate was an Islamic empire based in Delhi that stretched over lar ...

commanded the Khilji army under

and plundered

Jaisalmer Jaisalmer , nicknamed "The Golden city", is a city in the Indian state of Rajasthan, located west of the state capital Jaipur. The town stands on a ridge of yellowish sandstone and is crowned by the ancient Jaisalmer Fort. This fort contains a ...

after a siege that lasted for a year. For some years afterwards Jaisalmer remained abandoned before the surviving Rajputs reoccupied it.Beny & Matheson, p. 149. * Siege of Ranthambore (1301) –

Hammiradeva Hammiradeva (IAST: Hammīra-deva; r. c. 1283–1301) was the last ruler from the Ranthambore branch of the Chauhans (Chahamanas). He is also known as Hamir Dev Chauhan in the Muslim chronicles and the vernacular literature. Hammiradeva ruled a ...

defeated

's generals Ulugh Khan and Nusrat Khan; later, Alauddin defeated Hamira dev. * Siege of Chittor (1303) – Alauddin Khalji defeated

Rawal Ratan Singh Ratnasimha (IAST: Ratna-Siṃha, r. c. 1302 –1303 CE) was a ruler of the Medapata (Mewar) kingdom in present-day Rajasthan, India. He belonged to the Rawal branch of the Guhila dynasty, which ruled from the Chitrakuta fort (modern Chitt ...

. *

Siege of Siwana In 1308, the Delhi Sultanate ruler Alauddin Khalji captured the Siwana fort located in present-day Rajasthan, India. Alauddin's forces had been besieging the fort for several past years, but had been unsuccessful in capturing it. In August� ...

(1308) – Malik Kamaluddin a general of Alauddin Khalji defeated Sheetal Deo. * Battle of Jalore (1310–11) – Alauddin Khalji defeated

Kanhad Dev Kanhadadeva (IAST: Kānhaḍa-deva, r. c. 1292-1311 CE) was a king belonging to the Chahamana dynasty, who ruled the area around Javalipura (present-day Jalore in Rajasthan). Initially, he ran the administration jointly with his father Samantas ...

after a long and bloody war it was a pyrrhic victory. * Battle of Chittor (1321) – Rana

Hammir Singh Maharana Hammir Singh (1314–1364), or Hammir (not to be confused with Hammir Singh of Ranthambore), was a 14th-century Hindu Rajput ruler of Mewar in present-day Rajasthan, India. Hammir Singh, was a scion of the cadet branch Rana of the Guhi ...

defeated Maldev Songara, a vassal of the

Tughlaq dynasty The Tughlaq dynasty ( fa, ), also referred to as Tughluq or Tughluk dynasty, was a Muslim dynasty of Indo- Turkic origin which ruled over the Delhi sultanate in medieval India. Its reign started in 1320 in Delhi when Ghazi Malik assumed the ...

and recovered

Mewar Mewar or Mewad is a region in the south-central part of Rajasthan state of India. It includes the present-day districts of Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Pratapgarh, Rajsamand, Udaipur, Pirawa Tehsil of Jhalawar District of Rajasthan, Neemuch and Man ...

. *

Battle of Singoli The Battle of Singoli (1336 CE) was fought between the forces of Mewar, led by Hammir Singh, and the Tughlaq forces, led by Mohammad bin Tughlaq, at Singoli, in present-day Madhya Pradesh, India, in which Hammir Singh defeated Tughlaq forces a ...

(1336) – Rana

defeated and imprisoned

Muhammad bin Tughluq Muhammad bin Tughluq (1290 – 20 March 1351) was the eighteenth Sultan of Delhi. He reigned from February 1325 until his death in 1351. The sultan was the eldest son of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq, founder of the Tughlaq dynasty. In 1321, the youn ...

and annexed

Ajmer Ajmer is one of the major and oldest cities in the Indian state of Rajasthan and the centre of the eponymous Ajmer District. It is located at the centre of Rajasthan. It is also known as heart of Rajasthan. The city was established as "''Aj ...

Ranthambhore Fort Ranthambore Fort lies within the Ranthambore National Park, near the city of Sawai Madhopur in Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan, India. the park being the former hunting grounds of the Maharajahs of Jaipur until the time of India's Indepen ...

Nagaur Nagaur is a city and municipal council in Nagaur district of the state of Rajasthan in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Nagaur District. The Nagaur city lies about midway between Jodhpur and Bikaner. Nagaur is famous for spices ...

and Shivapuri. *Battle of Mallani ( 1374 ) -

Rawal Mallinath Rawal Mallinath is a 14th-century folk hero of Rajasthan. He was the eldest son of Rao Salkhaji, the ruler of Mehwanagar in Barmer District. He and his wife, Rani Rupade, are revered as folk saints in Western Rajasthan. Military career He ruled ...

Rathore The Rathore is a Rajput clan found in Northern India. Subclans Jodhana, Vadhel, Jaitawat, Kumpawat, Champawat, Meratiya, Udawat, Karamsot etc. are the branches or subclans of Rathore Rajputs. Coverage This article discusses the "Kanauji ...

with the help of

Firoz Shah Tughlaq Sultan Firuz Shah Tughlaq (1309 – 20 September 1388) was a Muslim ruler from the Tughlaq dynasty, who reigned over the Sultanate of Delhi from 1351 to 1388.

Defeated Tribhuvanshi * Battle of Mallani (1378) –

defeated thirteen division of Mohamadan army of Nijjamudin of

Malwa Malwa is a historical region of west-central India occupying a plateau of volcanic origin. Geologically, the Malwa Plateau generally refers to the volcanic upland north of the Vindhya Range. Politically and administratively, it is also syno ...

and

Firoz Shah Tughlaq Sultan Firuz Shah Tughlaq (1309 – 20 September 1388) was a Muslim ruler from the Tughlaq dynasty, who reigned over the Sultanate of Delhi from 1351 to 1388.

.Marwar ka itihas Page no. 54 * Battle of Mandore (1394) –

sent a contingent under his nephew Rao Chunda to annex

Mandore Mandore is a suburb Historical town located 9 km north of Jodhpur city, in the Indian state of Rajasthan. History Mandore is an ancient town, and was the seat of the Pratiharas of Mandavyapura, who ruled the region in the 6th century CE ...

. Rao Chunda defeated Muslim force and annexed

. * Battle of Mandore (1396) – Rao Chunda

successfully defended

against a

Tughlaq The Tughlaq dynasty ( fa, ), also referred to as Tughluq or Tughluk dynasty, was a Muslim dynasty of Indo- Turkic origin which ruled over the Delhi sultanate in medieval India. Its reign started in 1320 in Delhi when Ghazi Malik assumed the ...

army and captured Sambhar, Didwana, Khatu and Ajmer from them. * Battle of Nagaur (1399) – Rao Chunda Rathore defeated Jalal Khan Khokhar of Nagaur and annexed NagaurGlory of Marwar and glorious Rathores Page no. 27 *Battle of Mallani (1399) – Kunwar Jagmal Singh Mahecha Rawal of Malani defeated Hathi Khan general of Gujarat Sultan

Mahmud Begada Sultan Mahmud Begada or Mahmud Shah I (), was the most prominent Sultan of the Gujarat Sultanate. Raised to the throne at young age, he successfully captured Pavagadh and Junagadh forts in battles which gave him his name ''Begada''. He establishe ...

and married Muslim princces Gindoli. * Battle of Mandore (1421) – Rao Chunda Re-captured Nagaur from Firozkhan. *Battle of

Sirohi Sirohi is a city, located in Sirohi district in southern Rajasthan state in western India. It is the administrative headquarters of Sirohi District and was formerly the capital of the princely state of Sirohi ruled by Deora Chauhan Rajput rul ...

(1434) – Rao Ranmal defeated Rao Sahasmal Deora and captured Basantgarh, Bhula and areas of Abu. *Siege of Mandalgarh (1435-6) – Rao Ranmal

captured Mandalgarh fort from Rao Bairisal Hada. *

Battle of Sarangpur The Battle of Sarangpur was fought between Rana Kumbha and Sultan Mahmud Khilji. Mahpa Panwar, who was one of the assassins of Rana Mokal, was sheltered by the Sultan of Mandu. A demand for this person was made by Rana Kumbha, but Mahmud Khilj ...

(1437) – Rao Ranmal

defeated and imprisoned

Mahmud Khalji Mahmud Khalji (1436–69), also known as Mahmud Khilji and Ala-ud-Din Mahmud Shah I was a 15th-century Sultan of the Malwa Sultanate, a kingdom in what is now the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Khilji crowned himself sultan after assassinating ...

. *

Battle of Mandalgarh and Banas The Battle of Mandalgarh and Banas were two major battles fought between Rana Kumbha of Mewar and Mahmud Khalji of Malwa which resulted in decisive defeat of the latter. In 1442 Rana Kumbha left Chittor to invade Haraoti. Finding Mewar unprotec ...

(1442-1446) – A series of battles that took place between

and

Rana Kumbha Kumbhakarna Singh (r. 1433–1468 CE), popularly known as Maharana Kumbha, was the Maharana of Mewar kingdom in India. He belonged to the Sisodia clan of Rajputs. Rana Kumbha is known for his illustrious military career against various sultanat ...

. Bloodied by these engagements the Sultan did not attack Mewar for another ten years. *Siege of Gagron (1444) – Sultan Mahmud besieged Gagron fort which belonged to Palhan Singh Khichi. Rana Kumbha had sent reinforcements under his commander Dahir, but Dahir died in battle and Palhan was killed by bhils while fleeing from the fort. *Siege of Mandore (1454) –

Rao Jodha Rao Jodha Rathore(28 March 1416 – 6 April 1489) was a ruler of Mandore in the present-day state of Rajasthan. He was the son of Rao Ranmal (Rao Ridmal) of the Rathore clan. He is known for his illustrious military career and for founding the ...

recaptured Mandore from

. *Battle of Abu (1455) – Qutbuddin sent Imadul Mulk to invade Mewar through Abu, but Imadul suffered heavy losses against the Mewari soldiers posted on the hills and was immediately called back. * Battle of Nagaur (1456) –

defeated the combined armies of Shams Khan (sultan of

) and Qutbuddin (Sultan of Gujarat) and captured

, Kasili,

Khandela Khandela is a town and municipality in the Sikar district of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Etymology Khandela is associated with the origin of Khandelwal Jains (Sarawagi), Khandelwal Banias and Khandelwal Brahmins. The Khandelwal Jains have ...

and

shakambhari Shakambhari (Sanskrit: शाकम्भरी, IAST: Śākambharī), also referred to as Shatakshi, is a goddess of nourishment. She is regarded to be an incarnation of Mahadevi, and identified with both Lakshmi and Durga in Hinduism. After ...

. *Battle of Mandalgarh (1456) – Sultan Mahmud attacked Mandalgarh, he sent seven detachments to attack the

from multiple directions. The Malwa forces under Taj Khan and Ali Khan suffered heavy losses in battle against Rana Kumbha after which Mahmud retreated the next morning. *Siege of Mandalgarh (1456-57) – In December

was forced to move north to confront the sultan of Gujarat, Sultan Mahmud once again attacked Mandalgarh and captured it after a siege. *Siege of Kumbhalgarh (1458-9) – Sultan Mahmud besieged Kumbalgarh fort but finding the fort too strong he retreated back to Mandu.Rajasthan through the ages vol 5, pg 12. *Siege of Nagaur (1466) –

defeated Fatankhan of Nagaur. Fatankhan was forced to flee to

Jhunjhunu Jhunjhunu is a city and capital of Jhunjhunu district in the state of Rajasthan. This city is in the northern state of Rajasthan, India and the administrative headquarters of Jhunjhunu District. History Jhunjhunu is a very old and historical ...

. *Battle of Mandalgarh (1467) – Sultan Mahmud invaded Mewar and fought a battle with

, but retreated after defeated & taking heavy losses. *Battle of Chappar-Dronpur (1474) –

defeated Bahlol Khan and Hussian Shah of Jaunpur Sultanat. *Siege of Chittorgarh (1475) – After the death of Udai Singh I The sultan of Mandu helped Surajmal and Shahasmal. He started with a large army to assist Surajmal and Shashasmal to the throne of Mewar and arrived near

Chittor Chittorgarh (also Chittor or Chittaurgarh) is a major city in Rajasthan state of western India. It lies on the Berach River, a tributary of the Banas, and is the administrative headquarters of Chittorgarh District. It was a major stronghol ...

Rana Raimal Raimal Singh Sisodia, also known as Rana Raimal, (r. 1473–1509) was a Hindu Rajput ruler of Mewar. Maharana Raimal was the son of Kumbha of Mewar, Rana Kumbha. He came to power by defeating his patricide predecessor, Udai Singh I in battles ...

issued from the fortress and attacked Ghiyath Shah who being utterly defeated , fled to Mandu. * Battle of Sambhar (1486) - Rao Jodha

Defeated invading army of Raja chandrasen of Amber * Battle of Shiv (1486) - Rao Jodha

Defeated Rawal Devidas of Jaisalmer and re-occupied Shiv * Battle of Peepar (1492) – Rao Satal

defeated Gudhla Khan, an Afghan general and rescued 140 Maidens that had been captured. Rao Satal himself died that night of the wounds received in the battle. * Battle of Bikaner (1513) – Muhammad Khan of Nagaur invaded Rathor kingdom of Bikaner but was defeated by

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Rathore. * Battle of Jaisalmer ( 1513 ) – Lunkaran Rathore defeated Rawal Jaitsi. * Battle of Khatoli (1518) –

Rana Sanga Sangram Singh I (IAST: Rāṇā Saṅgrāma Siṃha; c. 1482 – 1528 CE), popularly known as Rana Sanga or Maharana Sanga, was an Indian ruler from the Sisodia dynasty. He ruled Mewar, the traditional territory of Guhilas (Sisodias) in presen ...

defeated

Ibrahim Lodhi Ibrahim Khan Lodi (or Lodhi) (Pashto: ابراهیم خان لودي), (1480 – 21 April 1526) was the last Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate, who became Sultan in 1517 after the death of his father Sikandar Khan Lodi. He was the last ruler of th ...

. *

Battle of Dholpur The Battle of Dholpur was fought between the Kingdom of Mewar under Rana Sanga and the Lodi dynasty under Ibrahim Lodi resulting in a Mewar victory in India. Ibrahim Lodi was seething because of his defeat at the Battle of Khatoli at the han ...

(1519) –

defeated

second time. * Battle of Gagron (1519) – Rana Sanga defeated

. * Rana Sanga conquest of Gujarat (1520) - In 1520

led a coalition of

armies to invade

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. He reinstated Raimal as the Rao of

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and defeated the

Gujarat Sultanate The Gujarat Sultanate (or the Sultanate of Guzerat), was a Medieval Indian kingdom established in the early 15th century in Western India, primarily in the present-day state of Gujarat, India. The dynasty was founded by Sultan Zafar Khan Muza ...

forces under the command of Nizam Khan. Rana Sanga drove the army of Muzaffar II deep into Gujarat and chased them up to

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. The Sultan of Gujarat was forced to flee to

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. * Siege of Mandsaur (1520) – Sultan Muzaffar Shah II sent an army under Malik Ayaz but failed and retreated to Gujarat. * Battle of Sevaki (1529) – Rao Ganga and Rao Jaitsi defeated Shekha and Daulat Khan of Nagaur. *Battle of Hirabadi (1533) –

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defeated Daulat Khan of Nagaur. Daulat Khan was forced to flee to AAjmer * Siege of Jaisalmer (1537) –

besieged Jaisalmer. Rawal Lunkaran sued for peace.

Against Sur Empire

*Battle of Bhadrajun (1533) –

defeated Veera. *Siege of Siwana ( 1538 ) –

sent 500 soldiers to annex Siwana Fort from Dungarsi

for helping

Bhati Bhati is a clan of Rajputs History The Bhatis reportedly originated in Mathura through a common ancestor named Bhati, who was a descendant of Pradyumn. According to the seventeenth-century Nainsi ri Khyat, the Bhatis after losing Mathura ...

s of

in "Siege of Jaisalmer".

defeated Rao Dungarsi Rathore and annexed Siwana. *Battle of Raipur (1538) –

defeated Veera second time. * Battle of Jalore (1538) –

sent Bida Rathore to annex

Jalore Jalore () (ISO 15919 : ''Jālora'' ), also known as ''Granite City'', is a city in the western Indian state of Rajasthan. It is the administrative headquarters of Jalore District. It has a river known as Jawai Nadi. Jalore lies to south of Su ...

. Maldeo's force in command of Bida Rathore defeated Sikandar Khan and imprisoned him and annexed Jalore into Marwar kingdom. * Battle of Pahoba/Sohaba (1542) –

defeated Rao Jaitsi in battle and captured

Bikaner Bikaner () is a city in the northwest of the state of Rajasthan, India. It is located northwest of the state capital, Jaipur. Bikaner city is the administrative headquarters of Bikaner District and Bikaner division. Formerly the capital of ...

. *

Battle of Sammel The Battle of Sammel, also known as the Battle of Giri-Sumel, was fought in 1544 near the villages, Giri and Sumel of the Jaitaran sub-division in the Pali district of Rajasthan between the Afghan Sur Dynasty under Sher Shah Suri and the Rathore ...

(1544) – Costly Afghan victory against

force led by Rao Jaita and Rao Kumpa Marwar kingdom.

Sher Shah Suri Sher Shah Suri ( ps, شیرشاه سوری) (1472, or 1486 – 22 May 1545), born Farīd Khān ( ps, فرید خان) , was the founder of the Sur Empire in India, with its capital in Sasaram in modern-day Bihar. He standardized the silver coin ...

exclaimed after a lucky victory that ''"For a handful of millet, I almost lost the Empire of Hindustan."'' * Battle of Jodhpur (1545) –

defeated the Afghan garrison in

Marwar Marwar (also called Jodhpur region) is a region of western Rajasthan state in North Western India. It lies partly in the Thar Desert. The word 'maru' is Sanskrit for desert. In Rajasthani languages, "wad" means a particular area. English tran ...

and reoccupied his lost territories.

Against the Mughal Empire & their vassal kingdoms

Battle of Bayana The Battle of Bayana or the Siege of Bayana was a military conflict between the Rajput Confederacy under Rana Sanga on one side and Afghans of Bayana under Nizam Khan and Mughal advance guard, led by Abdul Aziz on other side. Background Babur' ...

(1527) –

Babur Babur ( fa, , lit= tiger, translit= Bābur; ; 14 February 148326 December 1530), born Mīrzā Zahīr ud-Dīn Muhammad, was the founder of the Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent. He was a descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan through his ...

marched with his army to capture

but the Mughals were defeated by

, and Babur run from the battlefield to save himself. *

Battle of Khanwa The Battle of Khanwa was fought at Khanwa on March 16, 1527. It was fought between the invading Timurid forces of Babur and the Rajput confederacy led by Rana Sanga for suprermacy of Northern India. The battle was a major event in Medieval I ...

(1527) –

led the Rajput armies against

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. * Siege of Bikaner (1534) – Rao Jaitsi

defeated Mughal force under Kamran brother of emperor

Humayun Nasir-ud-Din Muhammad ( fa, ) (; 6 March 1508 – 27 January 1556), better known by his regnal name, Humāyūn; (), was the second emperor of the Mughal Empire, who ruled over territory in what is now Eastern Afghanistan, Pakistan, Northern ...

. * Battle of Harmada (1557) –

Rao Maldeo Rathore Rao Maldeo Rathore (5 December 1511 – 7 November 1562) was a king of the Marwar from the Rathore dynasty, who ruled the kingdom of Marwar in present day state of Rajasthan. Maldeo ascended the throne in 1531 CE, inheriting a small ancestral p ...

defeated

Udai Singh II Udai Singh II (4 August 1522 – 28 February 1572) was the Maharana of Mewar and the founder of the city of Udaipur in the present-day Rajasthan state of India. He was the 12th ruler of the Kingdom of Mewar. He was the fourth son of Rana Sanga ...

and captured Merta. * Battle of Ajmer (1559) –

Akbar Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar (25 October 1542 – 27 October 1605), popularly known as Akbar the Great ( fa, ), and also as Akbar I (), was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605. Akbar succeeded his father, Hum ...

's general Qasim Khan annexed

from

Maldeo Rathore Rao Maldeo Rathore (5 December 1511 – 7 November 1562) was a king of the Marwar from the Rathore dynasty, who ruled the kingdom of Marwar in present day state of Rajasthan. Maldeo ascended the throne in 1531 CE, inheriting a small ancestral p ...

. * Battle of Merta (1562) –

with the help of ruler of

and

Amer Amer may refer to: Places * Amer (river), a river in the Dutch province of North Brabant * Amer, Girona, a municipality in the province of Girona in Catalonia, Spain * Amber, India (also known as Amer, India), former city of Rajasthan state ** Am ...

defeated Rao Chandra Sen Rathore and captured Merta. * Battle of Lohawat (1562) – Rao Chandra Sen defeated Udai Singh. * Battle of Nadol (1563) – Rao Chandra Sen defeated Ramchandra Rathore. Ramchandra fled to

. * First Mughal Invasion of Marwar (1562-1583) –

invaded

and occupied

Jodhpur Jodhpur (; ) is the second-largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan and officially the second metropolitan city of the state. It was formerly the seat of the princely state of Jodhpur State. Jodhpur was historically the capital of the Ki ...

. The ruler Rao Chandra Sen continued his struggle until his death in 1581 after which

submitted to Mughal rule in 1583. * Battle of Mandalgarh (1567) –

advanced by

Dholpur Dholpur is a city in the Dholpur district in Rajasthan state of India. It is situated on the left bank of the famous Chambal river. The city is the administrative headquarters of Dholpur District and was formerly seat of the Dholpur prin ...

route taking the forts of Sivapura and Kota, he dispatched a Mughal army under Asaf khan to take surrounding forts. Mandalgarh was the first to be attacked but Asaf khan was repulsed by the faithful commander Ballu Sinhji, a

Solanki Solanki may refer to: * Solanki (name), surname and given name *Solanki (clan), Indian clan associated with the Rajputs *Solanki dynasty, alternate name for the Chaulukya dynasty The Chaulukya dynasty (), also Solanki dynasty, was a dynasty th ...

. Later Asaf khan and Wazir khan conquered Mandalgarh by defeating the Solanki contingent of the fort. * Siege of Chittorgarh (1567) –

defeated Rao Jaimal and Patta

Sisodia The Sisodia is an Indian Rajput dynasty belonging to the clan that ruled over the kingdom of Mewar in Rajasthan. The name of the clan is also transliterated as ''Sesodia'', ''Shishodia'', ''Sishodia'', ''Shishodya'', ''Sisodya'', ''Sisodiya'', ...

(

escaped with his family to Aravali hills) * Siege of Ranthambore (1568) – A successful siege by

causes the

leader Rao Surjan Hada to surrender

Ranthambore Fort Ranthambore Fort lies within the Ranthambore National Park, near the city of Sawai Madhopur in Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan, India. the park being the former hunting grounds of the Maharajahs of Jaipur until the time of India's Indepen ...

. * Siege of Siwana (1572) – Mughal force under General Udai Singh Rathore defeated Kalyanmal Singh Rathore and Kalyandas Rathore and annexed powerful fort of Siwana which served as Rao Chandra Sen's capital was captured by the Mughals after a siege of 8 months. *

Battle of Haldighati The Battle of Haldighati was a battle fought on 18 June 1576 between the Mewar forces led by Maharana Pratap, and the Mughal forces led by Man Singh I of Amber. The Mughals carried the day after inflicting significant casualties on Mewar fo ...

(1576) – Battle between

Man Singh I Man Singh I, popularly known as Mirza Raja Man Singh (21 December 1550 – 6 July 1614) was the 29th Kachwaha Rajput Raja of Amer, later known as Jaipur state, in Rajputana. He was the most powerful and trusted general of the Mughal emp ...

and

Pratap Singh I Pratap Singh I, popularly known as Maharana Pratap (c. 9 May 1540 – 19 January 1597), was a king of Mewar from the Sisodia dynasty. Pratap became a folk hero for his military resistance against the expansionism of the Mughal Empire under ...

. *

Battle of Dewair (1582) Pratap Singh I, popularly known as Maharana Pratap (c. 9 May 1540 – 19 January 1597), was a king of Mewar from the Sisodia dynasty. Pratap became a folk hero for his military resistance against the expansionism of the Mughal Empire under ...

–

Maharana Pratap Pratap Singh I, popularly known as Maharana Pratap (c. 9 May 1540 – 19 January 1597), was a king of Mewar from the Sisodia dynasty. Pratap became a folk hero for his military resistance against the expansionism of the Mughal Empire under A ...

fought against Mughal governor of Dewair Sultan Khan and defeated him and 36 Mughal posts were dissolved. * Battle of Dattani (1583) – Rao Surtan Deora Chauhan of Sirohi defeated Mughal force. * Battle of Dewair (1606) – Fought in a valley 40 km from

Kumbalgarh Kumbhalgarh (literally "Kumbhal fort") also known as the Great Wall of India is a Mewar fortress on the westerly range of Aravalli Hills, just about 48 km from Rajsamand city in the Rajsamand district of the Rajasthan state in western India. I ...

. Rana Amar Singh defeated, the Mughal prince

Muhammad Parviz Parviz Mirza (31 October 1589 – 28 October 1626) was the second son of Mughal emperor Jahangir from his wife, Sahib Jamal. His daughter, Nadira Banu Begum, later became the wife of Dara Shikoh. Early life Born on 31 October 1589, Parviz was ...

fled from the battlefield with his commander Asaf Khan III. *

Rajput War (1679–1707) Described variously as the Rajput war by Jadunath Sarkar, Rathore war of independence by V. S. Bhargava and Rathore rebellion by M. Athar Ali, the conflict between Rajputs of Marwar and the Mughals started after the death of Jaswant Singh of ...

also known as Rathore Rebellion –

Aurangzeb Muhi al-Din Muhammad (; – 3 March 1707), commonly known as ( fa, , lit=Ornament of the Throne) and by his regnal title Alamgir ( fa, , translit=ʿĀlamgīr, lit=Conqueror of the World), was the sixth emperor of the Mughal Empire, ruling ...

took

under his direct control after the death of

Maharaja Jaswant Singh Jaswant Singh Rathore (26 December 1626 – 28 December 1678) was a Maharaja of Marwar in the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan. He was a distinguished man of letters and author of "Siddhant-bodh", "Anand Vilas" and "Bhasa-bhusan". Early l ...

. The Rathore army under Veer

Durgadas Rathore Durgadas Rathore (13 August 1638 – 22 November 1718) was the Rathore Rajput General of Kingdom of Marwar. He is credited with having preserved the rule of the Rathore dynasty over Marwar, India, following the death of Maharaja Jaswant S ...

carried out a relentless struggle against the occupying forces. In 1707 after the death of Aurangzeb, Veer Durgadas defeated the local Mughal force and reoccupied

and their lost territories. * Battle of Khetasar (1680) – Veer

defeated Rao Indar Singh. * Battle of Udaipur (1680) –

attacked

and plundered

Udaipur Udaipur () (ISO 15919: ''Udayapura''), historically named as Udayapura, is a city and municipal corporation in Udaipur district of the state of Rajasthan, India. It is the administrative headquarter of Udaipur district. It is the historic capit ...

, the citizens were safely escorted to Panarwa a hilly region by

Rana Raj Singh Raj Singh I (24 September 1629 – 22 October 1680), was the Maharana of Mewar Kingdom (r. 1652–1680) and eldest son of Jagat Singh I by his wife, a princess of Marwar. He fought against Mughal Empire and annexed many Mughal territories ...

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

and retreated to

. * Battle of Aravalli hills (1680) – In the second half of 1680, after several months of such setbacks, Aurangzeb decided on an all-out offensive.

Niccolao Manucci Niccolao Manucci (19 April 1638 – 1717) was a Venetian writer, a self-taught physician, and traveller, who wrote accounts of the Mughal Empire supposedly first-hand but with many details now considered doubtful. He also documented folk beliefs ...

, an Italian gunner in the Mughal army, says: "''for this campaign, Aurangzeb put in pledge the whole of his kingdom.''" Three separate armies, under Aurangzeb's sons

, Azam and

Muazzam Moazzam (from Arabic ar, المعظم, muʿaẓẓam, exalted, label=none) may refer to: *Moazzam Jah Ansari, officer of the Police Service of Pakistan *Moazzam Begg (born 1968), British Pakistani held in Guantanamo Bay detainment camp *Moazzam Il ...

, penetrated the

Aravalli hills The Aravalli Range (also spelled ''Aravali'') is a mountain range in Northern-Western India, running approximately in a south-west direction, starting near Delhi, passing through southern Haryana, Rajasthan, and ending in Ahmedabad Gujarat. ...

from different directions. However, their artillery lost its effectiveness while being dragged around the rugged hills and the Prince Akbar rebelled against Aurangzeb . Aurangzeb later complied to the demands of Rana Raj Singh and Mewar was left alone. *Battle of Khanana (1681-1687) – Rathore rebels under Veer

defeated Mughal force. This battle resulted in major victory for Rathores. Kumpawats captured

Siwana Siwana is a Tehsil in Barmer district in Indian state of Rajasthan, located 151 km from Barmer. The place is known for its fort which is locally known as Gadh Siwana, Gadh means Fort. Siwana have 130 villages. total Population as peris 213 ...

town from Mughals. Mughal commander Purdil Khan was killed in this battle. *Battle of Ajmer (1690) – Veer

defeated Safi Khan. * Battle of Jodhpur (1707) – Veer

took advantage of the disturbances following the death of Aurangzeb in 1707 to seize Jodhpur and eventually evict the occupying Mughal force out of Marwar. * Annexation of Amer (1708) –

Bahadur Shah I Bahadur Shah I (14 October 1643 – 27 February 1712), also known as Muhammad Mu'azzam and Shah Alam I. was the eighth Mughal Emperor who ruled from 1707 until his death in 1712. In his youth, he conspired to overthrow his father Aurangzeb, t ...

marched with a large army and annexed

without a war. Raja

Sawai Jai Singh Jai Singh II (3 November 1681 – 21 September 1743) popularly known as Sawai Jai Singh was the 29th Kachwaha Rajput ruler of the Kingdom of Amber, who later founded the fortified city of Jaipur and made it his capital. He was born at Amber, th ...

was forced to retreat with his army. Amber was named 'Mominabad' by the Mughal emperor. * Battle of Merta (1708) –

's general Mihrab Khan defeated

Ajit Singh of Marwar Ajit Singh Rathore ( hi, अजीत सिंह राठौड़; – 24 June 1724) was the ruler of Marwar region in the present-day Rajasthan and the son of Jaswant Singh Rathore. Early life Jaswant Singh of Marwar died at Jamrud in ...

. The Mughal emperor was advised to stay in Ajmer as the Mughals were wary of the guerrilla tactics of Veer Durgadas. Ajit Singh however went against the advice of Durgadas Rathore and directly confronted the large Mughal army. The Mughals bombarded the Rathor horsemen with cannons and rockets and forced them to retreat after heavy losses. Jodhpur was once again occupied by the Mughals. * Rajput Rebellion 1708-1710 – The three Rajput Raja's of

Amber Amber is fossilized tree resin that has been appreciated for its color and natural beauty since Neolithic times. Much valued from antiquity to the present as a gemstone, amber is made into a variety of decorative objects."Amber" (2004). In Ma ...

and

made a joint resistance to the Mughals. The Rajputs first expelled the commandants of Jodhpur and

and recovered

by a night attack. They next killed Sayyid Hussain Khan Barha in the "Battle of Sambhar (1709)". Ajit Singh also attacked Ajmer and forced its governor to pay tribute. Sayyid Hidayatullah, the governor of

Ranthambor Ranthambore Fort lies within the Ranthambore National Park, near the city of Sawai Madhopur in Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan, India. the park being the former hunting grounds of the Maharajahs of Jaipur until the time of India's Indep ...

was also defeated, bringing a danger to the Mughal capital itself.

, then in the

Deccan The large Deccan Plateau in South India, southern India is located between the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats, and is loosely defined as the peninsular region between these ranges that is south of the Narmada river. To the north, it is bou ...

was forced to patch up a truce with the Rajput Rajas (1710). * Siege of Jodhpur and Jaipur (1708) –

Jai Singh Jai Singh may refer to: * Jai Singh I (1611–1667), ruler of Amber kingdom in India and a Rajput general of the Mughal Empire; also known as Mirza Raja Jai Singh * Jai Singh of Mewar (1653–1698), ruler of the Mewar kingdom in India * Jai Singh II ...

and Ajit Singh storm Amber and Jodhpur and retake their capitals from the Mughal garrisons. * Battle of Sambhar (1708) - Sayyid Hussain Barha of Mewat and Churaman Jat defeated near Sambhar by the Rathore-Kachwaha army. Barha shot dead with his two brothers. * Battle of Javli (1710) – Mir Khan of Narnaul with 7000 Mughal troops and Churaman Jat with 6000 Jats effectively checked by Gaj Singh Naruka at Javli. * Battle of Tonk (24 March 1710) – Muhammad Khan of Tonk defeated by the Rathore-Kachwaha army. * Battle of Kama (1708) (October 4–7, 1708) – Ajit Singh Kachwaha, the zamindar of Kama defeated the combined armies of Mughals and Jats. The Mughal-Jat army numbered 18,000 while the Kachwahas had 10,000 horsemen. After a bitter fight the Mughal faujdar Raza Bahadur was killed and the injured Jat leader Churaman was forced to retreat to Thun. *

Battle of Bandanwara Battle of Bandanwara was fought between Mewar and Mughal forces in 1711 AD, between Hurda and Bandanwara, near Khari river in Bhilwara district, Rajasthan. Background Maharana Amar Singh II had captured Mandalgarh, Badnore and Pur Mandal af ...

(1711) – Maharana Sangram Singh - II defeated Mughal force under Mir Bakshi and Zulfikar Khan. * Jai Singh II's campaign against the Jats (1718-1722) – The Jats under Churaman had been actively looting and plundering in the Agra district due to which the Mughals had to close the roads to Delhi and Agra for the safety of the traders. In 1718

Sawai Jai Singh II Jai Singh II (3 November 1681 – 21 September 1743) popularly known as Sawai Jai Singh was the 29th Kachwaha Rajput ruler of the Kingdom of Amber, who later founded the fortified city of Jaipur and made it his capital. He was born at Amber, th ...

was appointed by the Mughal emperor to destroy the Jat stronghold of Thun. Jai Singh surrounded the fort and was about to breach it when the Sayyid brothers, who were rivals of the Jaipur raja, made a separate peace with the Jats on behalf of the emperor. Jai Singh was forced to withdraw in disgust. Two years later Churaman died and his son Mokham Singh succeeded him. Mokhams first step as a ruler was to imprison his cousin Badan Singh. Badan asked for help from Sawai Jai Singh II. Jai Singh readily set upon Thun and captured it after a six-month siege. Mokham was forced to flee and Badan Singh was made the Raja of Deeg on the condition that he pays tribute.

Post-Mughal Battles

Battle of Gangwana The Battle of Gangwana was a military engagement fought between the Kingdom of Marwar and a combined army of the Jaipur Kingdom and the Mughal Empire in 1741. The battle resulted in a peace treaty favorable to Marwar and ended a period of Jaipur ...

(1741) – 1,000 Rathore cavaliers of Bhakt Singh fought a combined army of a 100,000 men consisting of

Mughals The Mughal Empire was an early-modern empire that controlled much of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries. Quote: "Although the first two Timurid emperors and many of their noblemen were recent migrants to the subcontinent, the d ...

Kachwahas The Kachhwaha or Kachawa is a Rajput clan found primarily in India. Sometimes families within the clan ruled a number of kingdoms and princely states, such as Jaipur, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Alwar and Maihar. Subclans Rajawat, ...

Chauhan Chauhan, historically ''Chahamana'', is a clan name historically associated with the various ruling Rajput families during the Medieval India in Rajasthan. Subclans Khichi, Hada, Songara, Bhadauria, Devda etc. are the branches or subclan ...

Jadaun Jadaun, or Jadon, or Jadav is the clan of the Rajput of Chandravanshi lineage, who claims to be Yaduvanshi Rajput. History Once upon a time, the state of Karauli were ruled by Jadaun Rajputs. Their exit is from Brahmapal, the Yadavas, Yadu a ...

s and

Jats The Jat people ((), ()) are a traditionally agricultural community in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in late medieval times, and subse ...

. In this battle Bhakt Singh was defeated but his cavalry charge killed and injured thousands of his foes. Sir

Jadunath Sarkar Sir Jadunath Sarkar (10 December 1870 – 19 May 1958) was a prominent Indian historian and a specialist on the Mughal dynasty. Academic career Sarkar was born in Karachmaria village in Natore, Bengal to Rajkumar Sarkar, the local Zamindar ...

quotes that - ''"the battle front was like tigers upon a flock of sheep"''. According to Harcharandas more than 12,000 men were slain in the battlefield. *

Battle of Rajmahal The Battle of Rajmahal ( bn, রাজমহলের জঙ্গ) was a battle that took place between the Mughal Empire and the Karrani Dynasty that ruled the Bengal Sultanate, Sultanate of Bengal in the 16th century. The battle resulted in a ...

(1747) –

Ishvari Singh Ishvari Singh (1721 – 12 December 1750) was the Raja of Amber Kingdom (1743 – 1750). He was a son of Jai Singh II, Raja of Jaipur. Biography After the death of Jai Singh, his 25-year-old son Ishwari Singh ascended the throne. Madho Singh ...

Jaipur Jaipur (; Hindi Language, Hindi: ''Jayapura''), formerly Jeypore, is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and largest city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Rajasthan. , the city had a pop ...

defeated a coalition of armies led by Jagat Singh of

. * Battle of Bagru (1748) –

Madho Singh I Madho Singh I (December 1728 – March 5, 1768) was ruler of the state of Jaipur in the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan.D.K. Taknet, Razia Grover, Nandita Bhardwaj, 2016Jaipur: Gem of India He was the younger son of Jai Singh II and bec ...

defeated

. * Battle of Raona (1750) – The

Mughal Empire The Mughal Empire was an early-modern empire that controlled much of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries. Quote: "Although the first two Timurid emperors and many of their noblemen were recent migrants to the subcontinent, the d ...

invaded

but were repelled by the armies of Ram Singh and

. * Battle of Luniawas (1750) – Bhakt Singh challenged his nephew Ram Singh for the throne of Marwar. Ram Singh hired a large contingent of Afghan and Baloch Musketeers from Sindh to defeat his uncle, he further formed a powerful army in Jodhpur and appointed Sher Singh Rathore, a veteran general of Marwar to defeat the usurper. At first Ram Singhs general Sher Singh Rathore pushed Bhakt Singh 4 miles back and almost forced him to retreat, 2000 Rathores of Bhakt Singh fell in the battle with 9 Rathor nobles and Bhakt Singh was severely injured by spear and bullet wounds, but Bhakt Singh made a fierce counterattack which killed Sher Singh and most of Ram Singhs commanders making the battle a costly victory for Bhakt Singh. *Battle of Ajmer (1752) – On May 1752

Jayappaji Rao Scindia Jayappaji Rao Shinde (Sindhia, Shinde) (c. 1720 - 25 July 1755) also known as Jayappa Dadasahib, was a Maratha general. He ruled Gwalior State in northern India from 1745 to 1755, succeeding his father Ranoji Rao Scindia who had founded it. He ...

and

Ram Singh I Ram Singh I was the elder son of Jai Singh I and was the ruler of Amber (now part of the Jaipur Municipal Corporation), and head of the Kachwaha Rajput clan. He was also subehdar of Kashmir. He was commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb ...

attacked

, sacked it and massacred the populace. Upon learning of the invasion, Bhakt Singh marched with his army and camped 8 miles away from Ajmer. He waited till July and then attacked Jayappa. Bhakt Singh blocked the surrounding paths and placed his guns on a hill, he then bombarded the Marathas, upon receiving heavy casualties, the Marathas fled along with the army of Ram Singh. *

Battle of Kumher The battle of Kumher was fought among Jats, Marathas and Mughals. Battle Kumher was founded by a Jat chieftain Kumbh. In 1754, when Suraj Mal was the king, the fort came under siege by Marathas, as peshwa Balaji Baji Rao's younger brother Raghuna ...

(1754) –

Suraj Mal Suraj Mal (13 February 1707 – 25 December 1763) was a Jat ruler of Bharatpur in present-day state of Rajasthan. Under him, the Jat rule covered the present-day districts of Agra, Aligarh, Bharatpur, Dholpur, Etawa, Hathras, Mainpuri, M ...

Jat ruler of Bharatpur defeated the combined armies of Marathas and Mughals. * Conquest of Alwar (1756) –

defeated

and conquered the Alwar fort and some of the adjacent territory. * Siege of forts of Barwara and Tonk (1757) –

Raghunath Rao Raghunathrao Bhat (a.k.a. Ragho Ballal or Ragho Bharari) (18 August 1734 – 11 December 1783) was the 11th Peshwa of the Maratha Empire for a brief period from 1773 to 1774. He was known among the Hindus for his extremely successful North-west ...

and

Malhar Rao Holkar Malhar Rao Holkar (16 March 1693 – 20 May 1766) was a noble subedar of the Maratha Empire, in present-day India. He was one of the early officers along with Ranoji Scindia to help spread the Maratha rule to northern states and was given the es ...

laid siege on the forts of Barwara and Tonk. They were defeated by the garrison of these forts under

. * Battle of Kakor (1759) – The forces of Madho Singh of Jaipur defeated and repulsed the Holkar forces of

led by the veteran Gangadhar Tantiya in present day Kakor, Uniara, Tonk district, Rajasthan. *Battle of Mangrol (1761) – Madho Singh of Jaipur fought Malhar Rao Holkar. The Jaipur army had 10,000 men while the Holkar army had 6,000 men from Indore and 3,000 men supplied by the Rao of Kota. After a 2-day battle the Jaipur army was completely destroyed. However Malhar Rao was not able to plunder

Dhundhar Dhundhar, also known as ''Jaipur region'', is a historical region of Rajasthan state in western India. It includes the districts of Jaipur, parts of Sikar District lying to the east of the Aravalli Range, Dausa, Sawai Madhopur, and Tonk and t ...

for long as he was recalled to

Bundelkhand Bundelkhand (, ) is a geographical and cultural region and a proposed state and also a mountain range in central & North India. The hilly region is now divided between the states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, with the larger portion lyin ...

because of rebellions and threats of invasion by Shuja-Ud-Daula of

Awadh Awadh (), known in British historical texts as Avadh or Oudh, is a region in the modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which was before independence known as the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. It is synonymous with the Kośāla region of ...

. * Battle of Maonda and Mandholi (1767) – Jaipur forces defeat the forces of Bharatpur.History of Jaipur by Jadunath Sarkar pg. 256 * Battle of Kama (1768) –

invaded Bharatpur at the head of 16,000 men where he defeated jat leader

Jawahar Singh Jawahar Singh () ( hi, महाराजा जवाहर सिंह) was a Jat ruler of the Bharatpur State. He succeeded to the throne when his father Suraj Mal died in 1763. Early life During Ahmed Shah Abdali's invasion of India in 1 ...

again on 29 February 1768. * Battle of Mandan (1775) – The Shekhawatis defeated a Mughal force under Mitrasen Ahir, Peero Khan and Kale Khan. After heavy losses Peero Khan died and Mitra Sen fled. *

Battle of Khatu Shyamji The Battle of Khatu Shyamji was fought between the Shekhawat chiefs and the Mughal Empire under Murtaza Khan Bhadech, a Mughal officer of Delhi. Both sides suffered heavy casualties. Background In the month of August 1779, Murtaza Khan Bhad ...

(1779) – Chood Singh Nathawat of Doongri and Dalel Singh Khangarot of Sewa defeated the imperial army under Murtaza Khan Bhadech, Najaf Khan and Abdullah Khan. * Battle of Tunga or

Battle of Lalsot The Battle of Lalsot was fought between the Rajputs of Jaipur State, Jaipur and Jodhpur against Marathas under Mahadji Scindia to collect taxes from the Rajput States. Mahadji as the Naib Vakil-i-Mutlaq of the Mughal Emperor, demanded Rs.63,00,00 ...

(1787) – Combined forces of Jaipur and Jodhpur defeated Maratha forces led by

Mahadji Shinde Mahadaji Shinde (b. 23 December 1730 – 12 February 1794), later known as Mahadji Scindia or Madhava Rao Sindhia, was a Maratha statesman and ruler of Ujjain in Central India. He was the fifth and the youngest son of Ranoji Rao Scindia, the fo ...

. *

Battle of Patan The Battle of Patan was fought on 20 June 1790 between the Maratha Kingdom of Gwalior supported by Peshwa & Holkar and the alliance formed by the Rajput Kingdom of Jaipur, Kingdom of Jodhpur, which resulted in a decisive Maratha victory. S ...

(1790) – The Battle of Patan was fought on 20 June 1790 between the Scindias of Gwalior and the Kachwahas of Jaipur, and resulted decisive victory of Maratha forces. *

Battle of Merta The Battle of Merta was fought on 10 September 1790 between the Maratha Empire and the Rajputs of Jodhpur which resulted in a decisive Maratha victory. The general of the Jodhpur army, Bhimraj Bakshi fled the battlefield with his horsemen before ...

(1790) – Maratha army of

Mahadaji Shinde Mahadaji Shinde (b. 23 December 1730 – 12 February 1794), later known as Mahadji Scindia or Madhava Rao Sindhia, was a Maratha statesman and ruler of Ujjain in Central India. He was the fifth and the youngest son of Ranoji Rao Scindia, the f ...

under De Boigne defeated the army of

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. *

Battle of Fatehpur (1799) The Battle of Fatehpur was fought in March 1799, in present-day Sikar district of India, fought between the Maratha Kingdom of Gwalior and the Rajput Kingdom of Jaipur under Sawai Pratap Singh which resulted in a decisive Jaipur victory Backgrou ...

– The Battle was fought in March 1799 between the Maratha Kingdom of Gwalior supported by General George Thomas and the Kingdom of Jaipur under

Pratap Singh of Jaipur Pratap Singh (2 December 1764 – 1 August 1803) was a Kachwaha ruler of Jaipur. He is known for constructing the Hawa Mahal. Biography Pratap was born as a younger son of Madho Singh I on 2 December 1764 . Pratap Singh became the Maharaja ...

which resulted in a decisive Jaipur victory. *

Battle of Malpura The Battle of Malpura was a battle in 1800 between the Kingdom of Jaipur and supported by the Kingdom of Marwar against the Kingdom of Gwalior. It was the result of a crisis between the governments of the two sides. Background In 1800, a cri ...

(1800) – Combined Force of Rathores and Kachhawahas defeated by Marathas under

Daulat Rao Sindhia Shrimant Daulat Rao Shinde (also Sindhia; 1779 – 21 March 1827) was the Maharaja (ruler) of Gwalior state in central India from 1794 until his death in 1827. His reign coincided with struggles for supremacy within the Maratha Empire, and war ...

Battle of Deeg The Battle of Deeg, fought on 13 November 1804, took place outside Deeg, now in the Bharatpur district of Rajasthan, India. A force of the British East India Company led by Major General Fraser defeated a Maratha force under Yashwantrao Holkar a ...

(1804) –

Ranjit Singh of Bharatpur Maharaja Ranjit Singh (2 May 1745 – 6 December 1805) was the ruling Maharaja of the Bharatpur State, princely state of Bharatpur, India, Bharatpur (r.1778–1805) and successor of Maharaja Kehri Singh, he was bestowed by the title of ''Farza ...

and

Yashwantrao Holkar Yashwant Rao Holkar (c. 1776-1811) also known as Jaswantrao Holkar belonging to the Holkar dynasty of the Maratha Empire was the Maharaja of the Maratha Empire. He was a gifted military leader and educated in accountancy as well as literate in P ...

defeated

East India Company The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and Southea ...

Siege of Deeg The siege of Deeg (11–24 December 1804) was a siege of the main fort at Deeg, now in the Bharatpur district of Rajasthan, India, then within the Bharatpur Kingdom. Forces of the British East India Company, led by General Lake, captured the fo ...

(1804) – Jats under

Ranjit Singh Ranjit Singh (13 November 1780 – 27 June 1839), popularly known as Sher-e-Punjab or "Lion of Punjab", was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, which ruled the northwest Indian subcontinent in the early half of the 19th century. He s ...

and Marathas under

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Siege of Bharatpur (1805) The Siege of Bharatpur took place between 2 January and 22 February 1805 in the Indian Princely state of Bharatpur (now part of Rajasthan), during the Second Anglo-Maratha War. Forces of the British East India Company, led by General Gerard Lake ...

– Jats and Marathas defeated East India Company * Siege of Mehrangarh (1806) –

Man Singh of Marwar Man Singh (3 February 1783 – 4 September 1843) was the last independent Maharaja of Marwar Kingdom and Jodhpur State ( 19 October 1803 – 4 September 1843). He was appointed as Heir Apparent by his grandfather Vijay Singh on 7 November 1791 ...

defeated the armies of Jaipur, Mewar and Bikaner. So comprehensively that Jagat Singh of Jaipur had to pay a sum of Rs. 2,00,000 to secure his safe passage. In honour of Man Singhs victory over Jaipur the Jai Pol, or victory gate was built in the fort in 1808. * Battle of Bhomgarh (1810) – Jagat Singh defeated Amir Khan nawab of Tonk. *

Siege of Bharatpur The siege of Bharatpore was a siege that took place in the Indian princely state of Bharatpur (now part of Rajasthan) between December 1825 and January 1826. British troops under Lord Combermere initially surrounded the state's capital until ...

(1825–26) – East India Company defeated

Bharatpur State Bharatpur State, which is also known as the Jat State of Bharatpur historically known as the Kingdom of Bharatpur, was a Hindu Kingdom in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. It was ruled by the Sinsinwar clan of the Hindu Jat ...

* Battle of Bithoda (8 September 1857) – Kushal Singh Champawat, a noble of Jodhpur joined the

Indian Rebellion of 1857 The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown. The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the fo ...

against the British Empire, around 5,000 Rajputs of Pali joined him. The British asked Takht Singh to deal with him, however most of the Rathore nobles refused to fight with a fellow clansmen for foreigners. Kushal Singh thus defeated a force of local levies raised by

Takht Singh Takht Singh, GCSI (6 June 1819 – 13 February 1873) was first the regent (1839–1841) and the final Maharaja of Ahmednagar (Himmatnagar) 1841–1843 as a result of an agreement with the British. Once he ceded Ahmednagar (Himmat ...

. * Battle of Chelawas (1857-1858) – Kushal Singh killed Captain Mason and Hung his head on his fort gate for insulting him, he then defeated a British army of 2,000 men under Brigadier Lawrence. * Siege of Auwa (1857-1858) – An army of 30,000 men under Colonel Holmes forced Kushal Singh to retreat to his fort in Auwa. Holmes besieged the Auwa Fort and breached it after 6 months of siege. Kushal Singh was able to escape to Udaipur. Auwa was then confiscated by the British until the death of Kushal Singh in 1864.Political Awakening and Indian Freedom Movement with Special Reference to Rajasthan pg 28-35

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Against the Arabs

Against the Ghurids

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Against Sur Empire

Against the Mughal Empire & their vassal kingdoms

Post-Mughal Battles

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