Battle of Haldighati (1576)
Battle of Haldighati(1576)
The battle of Haldighati was one of the famous battles ever fought in Indian history .It was fought on 18 June 1576 between cavalry and archers supporting the Rana of Mewar ,Maharana Pratap , and the Mughal emperor Akbar's forces , led by Man sing I of Amber . Mughal were the victor and inflicted significant casualties among the Mewaris but failed to capture Pratap , who escaped.
Background:
#"Battle of Haldighati" biggest battle in Rajputana and one of the most horrible battle in Indian History was played on 18th june , 1576 .Through it was inconclusive because neither Mewad lose nor Mughals won .
# 1556, after defeating Sher Saha Suri's kingdom , Akbar planned of stabilising the empire . He realise the importance of alliances with the Rajputs and among the many tactices marrying Rajput princess from Amer was the one.
# After his accession to the throne , Akbar had steadily settled his relationship with most of the Rajput states , with the exception of Mewar. According to the mansabdari system , officials were given specific posts and Rajputs were given important military positions .
# Akbar came up with the 'siege of Chittorgarh'' in October 1567. During the carnage , 8000 Rajputs in Chittorgarh Fort were surrounded and besieged by 5000 men which was later expanded by 80,000 , which concluded in the expected victory of Mughals. To avoid capture by Mughals, Rajput women created a jauhar .
# When Rana Pratap succeeded his father on the throne of Mewar , Akbar dispatched a series of diplomatic embassies to him , entreating the Rajput king to became his vassal .
# A final emissary, Todar Mal , was sent to Mewar with out any favourable outcome. With diplomatic having failed, was was inevitable.
Battle of Haldighati:
# On june 18 , 1576 , the Rajput army stood face-to-face with the Mughal army (under the command of Asaf Khan I and Man singh) at Haldighati.
# According to historians , it was one of the fiercest battle ever fought , with the Mughal forces outnumbering the Rajput army . The army of Mewar was under the command of Ram Shah Tanwar and his sons namely , Chandrasenji Rathor , Rawat Krishnadasji Chundawaat and Maan singhji Jhala.
# The battle lasted for four hours and resulted in huge loss of lives on the Mewar side ( approximately 1600 soldiers) , while the Mughals lost only 150 soldiers and 350 wounded. Maharana Pratap was badly wounded by escaped to the nearby hills .
# Through Mughals were baal to claim several parts of Mewar , including Gogunda and the nearby areas except some reasons of Aravellis, but they were unable to oust Maharana Pratap who continued to harass the Mughals through guerrilla tactics.
# The moment Akbar's focus shifted to other places , Pratap along with his army who came out of the hiding and successfully regained the control of western regions of his province .
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