Battle of Tukaroi

Battle of Tukaroi
Part of Mughal invasion of Bengal

Battle of Tukaroi c. 1590
Date3 March 1575
Location
between Midnapore and Jaleswar
21°58′23″N 87°17′02″E / 21.973°N 87.284°E / 21.973; 87.284
Result

Mughal victory

  • Treaty of Katak
Belligerents
Mughal Empire Bengal Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Akbar I
Munim Khan  (WIA)
Daud Khan
Raja Todar Mal		 Daud Khan Karrani
Gujar Khan †
Junaid Khan Karrani
Strength
200,000 troops consisting of
150,000 infantry
30,000 cavalry
20,000 musketeers		 140,000 infantry
40,000 cavalry
20,000 guns
3,600 elephants
several hundred war-boats
Casualties and losses
70,000 casualties 110,000 casualties
30,000 infantry and 250 cavalry fled
All elephants killed or captured
Rest of the army captured, of which 30% executed

The Battle of Tukaroi, also known as the Battle of Bajhaura or the Battle of Mughulmari, was fought between the Mughal Empire and the Bengal Sultanate on 3 March 1575 near the village of Tukaroi in present-day Balasore District of Odisha. It resulted in a Mughal victory and greatly weakened the Bengal Sultanate.

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