Draft:Siege of Chittor

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Siege of Chittor
Part of List of battles of Rajasthan
Date1473
Location
Chittor, Rajasthan, India
24°52′58″N 74°37′23″E / 24.8829°N 74.6230°E / 24.8829; 74.6230
Result Mewar victory[1]: 148 [2]: 6 [3]
Belligerents
Kingdom of Mewar Malwa Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Rana Raimal Ghiyath Shah
Zahir-ul-Mulk †
Siege of Chittor is located in South Asia
Siege of Chittor
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Chittor Battle field Location

The Siege of Chittor was laid by Malwa Sultanate in 1473. Kingdom of Mewar under Rana Raimal repulsed the besiegers and sultan of Malwa was forced to retreat.[4]

Conflicts[edit]

Sultan Ghiyath Shah succeeded his father Mahmud Khalji and he undertook several expeditions against Mewad. The Sultan of Malwa laid siege of Chittor and devastated Dungarpur, Rata and Kalla two brave warriors were killed in the defense.[1]: 147  The Rajputs under Rana Raimal fought bravely and repulsed several attacks. [5] A Rajput of gaur race displayed great bravery and killed many soldiers of sultan of Malwa. Zahir, along with many other officers were killed and sultan was forced to retreat.[2]: 6 [4]

Aftermath[edit]

The Sultan of Malwa again sent his commander Zafar Khan to plunder the eastern part of the Mewar but he was defeated in the Battle of Mandalgarh and the Sultan offered peace which was accepted by Rana Raimal[2]: 7 [4]

Inscriptions[edit]

The King of Mewar further inscripted about his victory over the Sultan of Malwa as translated in English—

King Raja Mai deprived Ghiyasa (Ghiyasuddin), the lord of the Shakas (Mussalmans) of his pride on (near) the Chitrukuta, who fought with instruments of capturing, gave blows with ploughs, bewildered (the enemies) with his elephants, had numerous and active troops of horses and camels, had many heroes who fought with loud war-cry and who fought with terrible blows.[2]: 8 

On the death of his commander Gaur, Rana Raimal put up his statue on a peak of Chittor, which is named after him. And the inscrption is—

In that battle, a great hero called Gaura constantly destroyed the army of the Shakas, therefore a peak of Chitrakuta, being a portion of the fort, bears this name (Gaura).[2]: 9 

See Also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Somani, Ram Vallabh (1976). History of Mewar: from earliest times to 1751 A.D. C.L. Ranka, Jaipur. OCLC 2929852.
  2. ^ a b c d e Sarda, Har Bilas (1918). Maharana Sanga; the Hindupat, the last great leader of the Rajput race. Ajmer, Scottish Mission Industries. OCLC 548007.
  3. ^ Mankekar, D. R. (1976). Mewar Saga: The Sisodias' Role in Indian History. Vikas Publishing House. ISBN 978-0-7069-0416-1.
  4. ^ a b c Medieval Malwa A Political And Cultural History 1401-1562. Munshi Ram Manohar Lal. p. 223-225.
  5. ^ Munshi, K. M. (1960). History and Culture Of The Indian People Vol.6 Delhi Sultanate. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. p. 338-339.


Category:Conflicts in 1473 Category:Battles involving the Indian kingdoms Category:Battles involving the Rajputs

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