Battle of Tukaroi

1575 battle in eastern India Battle of TukaroiPart of Mughal invasion of BengalBattle of Tukaroi c. 1590Date3 March 1575[page needed]LocationBetween Midnapore and Jaleswar21°58′23″N 87°17′02″E / 21.973°N 87.284°E / 21.973; 87.284Result Mughal victory Treaty of Katak[page needed]Belligerents Mughal Empire Bengal SultanateCommanders and leaders Akbar I Munim Khan (WIA) Daud Khan Raja Todar Mal Daud Khan Karrani Gujar Khan † Junaid Khan KarraniStrength 200,000 troops consisting of 150,000 infantry 30,000 cavalry 20,000 musketeers 140,000 infantry 40,000 cavalry 20,000 guns 3,600 elephants Several hundred war-boats[page needed]Casualties and losses 70,000 casualties 110,000 casualties30,000 infantry and 250 cavalry fledAll elephants killed or capturedRest of the army captured, of which 30% executed[page needed] The Battle of Tukaroi, also known as the Battle of Bajhaura or the Battle of Mughulmari, was fought between the Mughal Empire and the Bengal Sultanate on 3 March 1575 near the village of Tukaroi in present-day Balasore District of Odisha. It resulted in a Mughal victory and greatly weakened the Bengal Sultanate.[page needed] Background Muhammad Bakhtiyar K