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Battle of Dholpur | |||||||||
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Kingdom of Mewar | |||||||||
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Rana Sanga Manik Chand Chauhan Chandrabhan Chauhan Ratan Singh Chundawat Rajrana Ajja Jhala Haridas Kesaria Rao Ramdas Gokaldas Parmar Medini Rai Kam Dev Sikarwar | Ibrahim Lodi Khan Khanan Farmuli Mian Maruf Mian Makhan Said Khan Furat † Haji Khan † Daulat Khan † Allahdad khan † Yusuf Khan † Farookh Bazai † | ||||||||
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10,000 Horsemen 5,000 Infantry [2] | 30,000 Horsemen 10,000 infantry [2] |
The Battle of Dholpur occurred between the Kingdom of Mewar, led by Rana Sanga, and the Lodi dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, commanded by Ibrahim Lodi, culminating in a victory for Mewar.
After his defeat to Sanga at the Battle of Khatoli, Lodi prepared to retaliate against Sanga. The Mewar forces were strained as they were engaged in conflicts with the Sultans of Malwa and Gujarat. The battle, near Dholpur, witnessed a successful charge by the Mewar army, resulting in the defeat of the opposing forces. Following this victory, Sanga extended his conquests to encompass much of present-day Rajasthan.
As Ibrahim Lodi's army approached Rana Sanga's territory, the Maharana mobilized his Rajput forces. As the two armies converged near Dholpur, [3] Mian Makhan organized his troops for battle. Said Khan Furat and Haji Khan were stationed on the right flank, Daulat Khan led the center, while Allahdad Khan and Yusuf Khan commanded the left flank. Lodi's army was fully prepared to engage the Maharana's forces.
The battle commenced with a cavalry charge initiated by the Rajputs, under the personal leadership of Sanga. The Rajput cavalry, renowned for their valor, launched a vigorous assault on Lodi's army, quickly causing them to retreat. "Many brave and worthy men were made martyrs and the others were scattered." [4] The Rajputs advanced, driving Lodi's army back to Bayana. [5]
Hussain Khan engaged in verbal provocation directed at his fellow nobles from Delhi. "It is a hundred pities that 30,000 horsemen should have been defeated by so few Hindus." [2]
As a result of this victory, the territories of Malwa, previously seized by Muhammad Shah (Sahib Khan), the younger brother of Sultan Mahmud Khilji II of Mandu during his rebellion against his brother, and later annexed by Sultan Sikander Lodi, father of Sultan Ibrahim Lodi, came under the control of Rana Sanga, the Maharana of Mewar.Chanderi was among the territories captured by the Maharana, [6] who subsequently bestowed it as a gift upon Medini Rai. [7] Ibrahim Lodi attempted to besiege the forts of Ranthambhore and Ajmer, which were under the control of Rana Sanga, but he faced defeat for the third time. [8]
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