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- 1. Battles & Conflicts of Mughal Empire By Sajid Bin Rashid Rafi
- 2. First Battle of Panipat Part of Mughal conquests Date 21 April 1526 Location Panipat (in present-day Haryana, India) Result Decisive Mughal Victory, End of the Lodi dynasty, Establishment of the Mughal Empire Territorial changes Delhi Sultanate annexed by Mughals Belligerents Babur Lodi dynasty and Afghans Commanders and leaders Babur Humayun Chin Timur Khan Ustad Ali Quli Mustafa Rumi Asad Malik Hast Raja Sanghar Ali Khan Ibrahim Lodi Vikramjit Strength 12,000 Mughals (Babur) Field artillery 1,00,000 (Babur) 50,000 (Afghan sources) 100 war elephants Casualties and losses Few 15,000-20,000
- 3. Battle of Khanwa Part of Expansion of the Mughal Empire Date 1527 Location Khanwa, near Agra, India Result Decisive victory of the first Mughal Emperor Babur and consolidation of Mughal power in India Territorial changes Expansion of the Mughal Empire into Rajput territories. Belligerents Mughal Empire Rajput, Lodi dynasty loyalists Commanders and leaders Babur Humayun Ustad Ali Quli Mustafa Rumi Chin Timur Khan Mir Mohib Ali Khalifa Mir Abdul Aziz Mir Muhammed Ali Khan Khusrau Shah Kokultash Kassim Husain Khan Muhammad Zaman Mirza Sultan Mahmud Lodi Mewar.svg Hasan Khan Mewati Mewar Rana Sanga (WIA) Rawal Uday Singh Wagari Mewar Manik Chand Chauhan Mewar. Chandrabhan Chauhan Mewar.Ratan Singh Chundawat Mewar. Raj Rana Ajja Mewar.Rao Ramdas Mewar.Gokaldas Parmar Mewar. Rawal Udai Singh Strength 60,000 Mughals 8000 Kabul Reinforcements 40-50 Field Artillery 50,000 Rajputs, 30,000 Purbiyas, 10,000 Afghans, 12,000 Muslim Rajputs, 500 War Elephants
- 4. Battle of Ghaghra Part of Mughal conquests Date 6 May, 1529 Location Ghaghara River, near Bihar side, India Result Decisive Mughal victory Territorial changes Bihar annexed by Mughal Empire including surrounding territories. Peace settlement with the Sultanate of Bengal Belligerents Mughal Empire Eastern Afghan Confederates, Sultanate of Bengal Commanders and leaders Babur Humayun Askari Mirza Muhammad Zaman Mirza Sultan Jalal ud-Din Sherki Sultan Junaid Birlas Ustad Ali Quli Musfata Rumi Sultan Mahmud Lodi Sultan Nusrat Shah Sultan Jalal ud-Din Lohani Sher Shah Suri Bayezid Biban Fateh Khan Shirwani Shah Muhammad Maaruf Strength >30,000 ~150,000 100-150 Naval Vessels Casualties and losses 200 12500
- 5. Siege of Sambhal Part of Mughal conquests Date 1526 Location Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, India Result Decisive Mughal victory Territorial changes Sambhal taken by Mughals Belligerents Mughal Empire Western Afghan Confederates Commanders and leaders Babur Hindu Baig Malik Baban Jilwani Kasim Sambhali Strength ~150 Larger Casualties and losses Heavy High
- 6. Second Battle of Panipat Part of Mughal conquests Date November 5, 1556 Location Panipat (in present-day Haryana, India) Result Decisive victory of the Mughal Empire Belligerents Mughal Empire Himu Commanders and leaders Bairam Khan Shah Ali Quli Khan Lal Khan of Badakshan Muhammad Qasim Abdulla Khan Iskander Khan Sikandar Khan Uzbeg Mulla Pir Muhammad Hemu Rammaya Shadi Khan Kakkar Mahipal Strength 10,000-20,000 cavalry Cannons in larger number than Hemu 50,000 cavalry 1,000 War elephants 51 cannons 500 falconets (Badayuni) Casualties and losses 120 War elephants captured
- 7. Battle of Thanesar Part of Mughal-Rajput War 1558-1578 Date July 1567- Location Thanesar on the banks of the Sarsawati Ghaggar River in the state of Haryana Result Expulsion of two rival groups of Sanyasis from the encampment of the Mughal Emperor Akbar Belligerents Mughal Empire Two rival groups of Sanyasis Commanders and leaders Akbar Mehtar Khan Ghazi Khan Badakshani Sanyasis Strength 8000 men 2 cannons 400 Matchlocks 75 War elephants 800-1000 Sanyasi's Casualties and losses 5-10 wounded 50-150 killed
- 8. Siege of Chittorgarh Part of Mughal-Hindu Rajput War (1558-1578) Date 23 October 1567 - 23 February 1568 Location 250 km northwest east of Agra Result Decisive victory and a successful siege by Mughal Emperor Akbar Territorial changes The Mughal Empire swept into the territories of Udai Singh II Belligerents Mughal Empire Rajputs of Chittorgarh Fort Commanders and leaders Akbar Abdullah Khan Khwaja Abdul Majid Ghazi Khan Mehtar Khan Munim Khan Rao Jaimal Rana Jai Singh Patta Chundawat Strength 80,000 men 80 cannons 95 swivel guns 800 matchlocks 5,000 war elephants 8,000 men Casualties and losses 29,336 to 39,500 8,000 Rajputs 30,000 civilians inside the fort
- 9. Siege of Ranthambore Part of Mughal-Hindu Rajput War (1558-1578) Date February 8, 1568 - March 21, 1568 Location 270 km northwest east of Agra Result A successful siege by Mughal Emperor Akbar causes the Rajput leader Rai Surjan Hada to surrender Ranthambore Fort. Territorial changes The Mughal Empire swept into the territories of Rao Surjan Hada of Ranthambore Fort. Belligerents Mughal Empire Rajputs of Ranthambore Fort Commanders and leaders Akbar Mehtar Khan Abdul Hasan Asaf Khan Ghazi Khan Badakshani Munim Khan Rao Surjan Hada Strength 70,000 men 96 cannons 50 swivel guns 900 Matchlocks 4000 War elephants 12,000 men 100 War elephants Casualties and losses Unknown 3,000
- 10. Battle of Tukaroi Part of Mughal conquests Date March 3, 1575 Location Between Midnapore and Jalesar, Western Bengal Result Decisive Mughal victory Treaty of Katak Belligerents Mughal Empire Sultanate of Bengal Commanders and leaders Akbar Munim Khan Daud Khan Raja Todar Mal Daud Khan Karrani Gujar Khan Strength Larger 40,000 Cavalry 140,000 infantry 20,000 Guns 3600 Elephants Several Hundred War Boats Casualties and losses Heavy High
- 11. Battle of Rajmahal Part of Mughal conquests Date 12 July 1576 Location Rajmahal Result Decisive Mughal victory End of Karrani Dynasty Belligerents Mughal Empire Karrani dynasty of Sultanate of Bengal Commanders and leaders Akbar Muzaffar Khan Turbati Khan Jahan Raja Todai Mar Daud Khan Karrani Junaid Kala Pahar Strength 5000 horsemen reinforcement 50,000 Casualties and losses Heavy
- 12. Battle of Haldighati Part of Mughal conquests Date 18/21 June 1576 Location Haldighati Result Strategic Victory of Rajputs Battle victory of Mughals. Mughals fail to capture or kill Maharana. The Mewarian army is defeated by the Mughal Army Empires Mughal Mewar Commanders and leaders Akbar Man Singh I Syed Hasim Syed Ahmed Khan Bahlol Khan Multan Khan Gazi Khan Badakshi Bhokal Singh Khorasan Wasim Khan Maharana Pratap Hakim Khan Sur Rao Poonja Dodiya Bhim Man Singh Jhala Man Singh Bida Ramshah Tanwar Shalivahan Singh Tomar Krishnadas Chundawat Rao Chandra Sen Strength 80,000 (James Todd) 5,000 (Modern Estimates) 22,000 (James Todd) 3,000 (Modern Estimates) Casualties and losses Heavy losses Few thousand
- 13. Battle of Bhuchar Mori Part of Mughal conquests Date July 1591 Location Bhuchar Mori plateau near Dhrol State (now near Dhrol, Jamnagar district, Gujarat, India) Result Decisive Mughal victory Territorial changes Kathiawar fell under Mughal Empire Empires Mughal Nawanagar State, Junagadh State, Kundla State , Cutch State Commanders and leaders Mirza Aziz Koka Jam Sataji Jam Ajaji † Jasa Vajir † Daulat Khan Ghori Loma Kumar Rao Bharmal Ji I Sanganji Vadher Vasai Parmar Strength 8900-9000 17000-21000 84 elephants Casualties and losses 100-200 warriors 500 injured 2000 warriors 700 horses disabled
- 14. Siege of Kandahar (1605–06) Part of Mughal–Persian Wars Date 1605–1606 Location Kandahar, Afghanistan Result Mughal Victory Empires Mughal Empire Safavid Empire Commanders and leaders Šāh Beg Khan Hosayn Khan Mughal–Safavid War Part of Mughal–Persian Wars Date 1622–1623 Location nowadays Afghanistan Result Safavid victory Territorial changes Kandahar falls to Safavid Iran Empires Mughal Empire Safavid Empire Commanders and leaders Emperor Jahangir Emperor Abbas I of Persia Strength 5000 5000
- 15. Mughal–Safavid War Part of Mughal–Persian Wars Date 1649–1653 Location Afghanistan Result Safavid victory , Safavids recapture Kandahar Territorial changes Kandahar falls again to the Safavids Empires Mughal Empire Safavid Empire, Khanate of Bukhara Commanders and leaders Emperor Shah Jahan Kilij Khan Mughal Prince Murad Baksh Mughal Prince Dara Shikoh Mughal Prince Aurangzeb (Next emperor) Emperor Abbas II of Persia Mehrā Khan Autar Khan Abdul Aziz Strength 40,000 10,000 12,000 Zamburak 80,000 18,000 Sowars 110 cannons Casualties and losses 5,000 17,000
- 16. Battle of Samugarh Part of Mughal war of succession 1658–1659 Date May 29, 1658 Location Samugarh, about 10 miles (16 km) east of Agra Result Decisive victory and coronation of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb Territorial changes The Mughal Empire faced no significant change in territory Belligerents Mughal Empire Mughal Empire Commanders and leaders Aurangzeb Murad Baksh Mir Jumla II Kilich Khan Bahadur Dara Shikoh Sulaiman Shikoh Khalilullah Khan Rustam Khan Deccani Rao Chhatrasal Hada Ram Singh Rautela Strength 40,000 60 cannons 75 swivel guns 60,000 80 cannons 990 swivel guns Casualties and losses 2,000 30,000
- 17. Battle of Khajwa Part of Mughal war of succession 1658–1659 Date January 5, 1659 Location Khajwa Result Decisive victory and coronation of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb Territorial changes The newly crowned Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb gains absolute control of the eastern territories of the Mughal Empire Belligerents Mughal Empire Mughal Empire Commanders and leaders Aurangzeb Mir Jumla II Islam Khan Kilich Khan Bahadur Shaista Khan Haji Shafi Isfahani Nur Beg Dur Beg Rustam Beg Shah Shuja Buland Akhtar Sultan Bang Zainul Abedin Strength 90,000 120 cannons 8,000 War elephants 25,000 110 cannons 10,000 War elephants Casualties and losses 11,000 9,000
- 18. Battle of Itakhuli Part of the Ahom-Mughal conflicts Date August 1682 Location Guwahati Result Decisive Ahom Victory Belligerents Mughal Empire Ahom kingdom Commanders and leaders Dihingia Alun Borbarua Mansur Khan, Ali Akbar Siege of Purandhar Part of The Mughal-Maratha War Date 1665 Location Purandar near Saswad Result Mughal Victory Territorial changes The Mughal Empire regained control of much of modern day Tamil Nadu Belligerents Mughal Empire Maratha Empire Commanders and leaders Aurangzeb Dilir Khan Jai Singh I Prince Muazzam Jahan Khan Bahadur Shivaji
- 19. Tibet–Ladakh–Mughal War Tibet–Ladakh–Mughal War Date 1679–84 Location Ladakh Result Treaty of Tingmosgang Belligerents Mughal Empire Tibet Commanders and leaders Deldan Namgyal Fidai Khan Galdan Chhewang Mughal–Maratha Wars Part of Mughal–Maratha Wars Date September 1681 – May 1707 Location Present-day states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, and Tamil Nadu Result victory during Aurangzebian phase,final victory to marathas during peshwa phase Belligerents Mughal Empire Maratha Empire Commanders and leaders Aurangzeb Azam Shah Husain Ali Khan Bahadur Shah Sambhaji Rajaram Maharani Tarabai
- 20. Siege of Golconda Part of Mughal-Qutbshahi War (1686–1687) Date January 1687 – September 22, 1687 Location Golconda, India Result Victory of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb and the overthrow and imprisonment of Abul Hasan Qutb Shah Territorial changes Qutb Shahi dynasty, Golconda included in the Mughal Empire Belligerents Mughal Empire Qutb Shahi dynasty Commanders and leaders Aurangzeb Abdullah Khan Bahadur Firuz Jang Munnawar Khan Kilich Khan Bahadur Shaista Khan Ibrahim Khan Dilir Khan Khalilullah Khan Abul Hasan Qutb Shah Muqarrab Khan (defector) Sarandaz Khan (defector) Strength 90,000 men - 120,000 240 Cannons 50,000 Cavalry 35,000 men 110 Cannons 10,000 Cavalry Casualties and losses 1000 killed or wounded 5000 killed or wounded
- 21. Battle of Karnal Part of Nader Shah's invasion of the Mughal Empire & the Naderian Wars Date February 24, 1739 Location Karnal, Punjab region, North India Result Decisive Persian victory Territorial changes The Mughal capital of Delhi is occupied, and then sacked. All Mughal territories north of the Indus River are annexed by the Persian Empire. Belligerents Mughal Empire Persian Empire Commanders and leaders Emperor Muhammad Shah Nader Shah of Persia Strength 300,000 2,000 War Elephants 3,000 Cannon 55,000 Casualties and losses 20,000–30,000 1,100
- 22. Battle of Buxar Part of Bengal War Date 22 October 1764 Location Near Buxar Result British East India Company Victory Belligerents Mughal Empire Nawab of Awadh Nawab of Bengal Durrani and Rohilla Factions British East India Company Commanders and leaders Emperor Shah Alam II Shuja-ud-Daula Mirza Najaf Khan Mir Qasim General Hector Munro of Novar Strength 40,000 140 cannons 7,072 30 cannons Casualties and losses 10,000 killed or wounded 6,000 captured 1,847 killed or wounded
- 23. Siege of Delhi Part of the Indian rebellion of 1857 Date 8 June – 21 September 1857 Location Delhi, Mughal Empire Result Decisive British-EIC victory Belligerents Mughal Empire Indian Rebels United Kingdom United Kingdom East India Company Native irregulars Civilian volunteers Commanders and leaders Emperor Bahadur Shah II Mughal Prince Mirza Mughal Bakht Khan Archdale Wilson (United Kingdom) John Nicholson (East India Company) Strength 12,000 sepoys, 30,000 irregulars, 100 guns 8,000 infantry 2,000 cavalry 2,200 Kashmiri irregulars 42 field guns 60 siege guns Casualties and losses 5,000 killed and wounded 1,254 killed 4,493 wounded