Topic summary
Sack of Kuva
Mirza Khalil Khan
Nathoji †
Mepji †
Sagramji †
Jodhaji †
Ajoji †
Ramsinghji †
Vaghoji Jhala, 6 princes, many officers killed; 13 Ranis committed Jauhar
The Sack of Kuva also known as Kuva-no-Kehr, was an expedition against the Kingdom of Jhalavad by Gujarat Sultanate under Sultan Mahmud Begada in April 1487, resulting effective destruction of the Jhala capital of Kuva (present day Kankavati) in Surendranagar district, Gujarat. The event followed a rebellion by Vaghoji Jhala against the Sultanate's authority. Mirza Khalil Khan, the governor of Sorath (Kathiawar) was dispatched to quell the rebellion. The Rajputs gained victory over Mirza Khalil Khan near Saidpur. The Sultan himself directed expedition and laid siege to Kuva. When provisions ran short, Vaghoji led a sortie. During the fighting his banner was lowered, prompting the Ranis and others to believe the defeat of the Jhalas. They drowned themselves in a well in an act of Sati. Vaghoji returned to the fort, learned of their fate, and re-entered the battle, where he was killed along with most of his principal officers and six of his sons. The Gujarati forces then sacked the town, which permanently ceased to be the Jhala capital. The remaining royal family settled in the capital at Halvad in 1488 AD.