Conquest of Mandalgarh

Conquest of Mandalgarh by the Malwa Sultanate Conquest of MandalgarhPart of Mewar-Malwa ConflictDatemid-October – 20 October 1457LocationMandalgarh25°12′N 75°06′E / 25.2°N 75.1°E / 25.2; 75.1Result Malwa Sultanate victoryTerritorialchanges Mandalgarh added to territory of Malwa Sultanate.Belligerents Malwa Sultanate Mewar KingdomCommanders and leaders Mahmud Khalji Uparamal † Location within RajasthanShow map of RajasthanConquest of Mandalgarh (India)Show map of IndiaConquest of Mandalgarh (South Asia)Show map of South Asia The conquest of Mandalgarh was a military expedition led by Sultan Mahmud Khalji of Malwa against Mewar, in what is now India. The primary objective of this campaign was to capture the Mandalgarh fort, which was under the command of Uparamal, a subordinate of Rana Kumbha. Khalji marched towards Mewar in the year 1457 to achieve this goal, personally surveyed the hillocks surrounding the fort, and selected the western hillock as his base of operations. Mandalgarh fort, located in the city of Mandalgarh, is situated in the Bhilwara District of Rajasthan, India. Khalji was able to capture the fort after a few days of siege, when Kumbha was busy