Battle of Khanwa
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Mughal painting depicting the Rajput Army (left) battling the Mughal Army (right) | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Vassal States
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Babur Humayun Bairam Khan Ustad Ali Quli Mustafa Rumi Chin Timur Khan Mir Khalifa Mir Abdul Aziz Mir Muhammed Ali Khan Khusrau Shah Kokultash Kasim Husein Khan Zaman Mirza Askari Mirza Hindal Mirza Sayyid Mahdi Khawaja Asad Malik Hast |
Rana Sanga (WIA) Prithviraj Kachwaha Maldev Rathore Kalyanmal Rathore Uday Singh of Vagad † Bharmal Rathore Medini Rai Hasan Khan Mewati † Ratan Singh of Merta † Manik Chand Chauhan † Chandrabhan Chauhan † Ratan Singh Chundawat † Rao Kamdev Misir Rao Dhamdev Misir Raj Rana Ajja Jhala of Bari Sadri † Haridas Kesaria † Rao Ramdas Gokaldas Parmar † Rajrana Sajja Jhala of Delwara † Silhadi (AWOL) | ||||||||
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Total: 80,000 (possibly)
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Total: 110,000+
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| Heavy | Heavy | ||||||||
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The Battle of Khanwa was fought at Khanwa in modern-day Rajasthan on 16 March 1527, between the Mughal Empire, led by Babur, and the Kingdom of Mewar, led by Rana Sanga for supremacy of Northern India. The battle, which ended in a Mughal victory, was a major event in medieval Indian history although Timurids won at Panipat but at the time, the sultanate at Delhi was a spent force that was long crumbling. To the contrary, the Kingdom of Mewar under the able rule of Rana Sanga and his predecessors, had turned into one of the strongest powers of northern India. The battle was among the most decisive battles in the Mughal conquest of northern India. It was among the earliest battles in Northern India where gunpowder was used to a great extent. The battle resulted in heavy casualties for both Timurids and Rajputs.