Battle of Bandanwara

Battle of Bandanwara
Part of Mughal-Rajput Wars
Date 1711 AD Location Bandanwara ( In present day Bhilwara district of Rajasthan, India ) Result Rajput victory[1]
Belligerents
Mewar	Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Sangram Singh II Umaid Singh of Shahpura Devbhan Chauhan of Kotharia Surajmal Solanki of Desuri Rawat Sangram Singh of Deogarh Jai Singh of Badnor (WIA) Rawat Gangdas of Baansi Samant Singh of Salumbar (WIA) Rawat Maha Singh of Kanore	Bahadur Shah I Ranzbaz Khan Mewati † Nahar Khan † Mir Bakshi Zulfikar Khan
Casualties and losses
Light	Heavy

Battle of Bandanwara was fought between Mewar and Mughal forces in 1711 AD, between Hurda and Bandanwara, near Khari river in Bhilwara district, Rajasthan.

Background[]

Maharana Amar Singh II had captured Mandalgarh, Badnore and Pur Mandal after death of Aurangzeb. But Mughals had not granted any written deeds for these Parganas. After death of Maharana Amar Singh II, Bahadur Shah granted Pur Mandal to Ranbaz Khan Mewati in Feb-March, 1711 AD. Ranbaz Khan moved with his own army, along with 5-7 thousand-strong force sent by Mir Bakshi Zulfikar Khan, to take control of the territory.^[2]

Preparation[]

News of invasion reached Udaipur and Maharana Sangram Singh - II dispatched a large army, consisting of various chiefs of Mewar:^[3][4][5]

• Devbhan Chauhan of Kotharia
• Umaid Singh of Shahpura
• Jai Singh of Badnor
• Rawat Maha Singh of Kanore
• Rawat Surat Singh, brother of Rawat Maha Singh
• Rawat Sangram Singh of Deogarh
• Samant Singh of Salumbar
• Surajmal Solanki of Desuri
• Rawat Gangdas of Baansi
• Suraj Singh Rathore of Limara
• Devi Singh Chundawat of Begun
• Hathi Singh Dodiya
• Prithviraj Chundwat of Amet
• Sahab Singh Rathore, ancestor of Rathores of Rupaheli
• Surat Singh Mertiya of Ghanerao

Battle[]

Mughal and Mewari forces met near Khari river.^[6]Mughal forces had archers on elephants and horses. Attack of Mewar forces was so quick, that the Mughal archers could draw only once and the Mewar cavalry reached very near and hand-to-hand combat ensued.^[7] Maha Singh of Kanore fell in the battle, Jai Singh of Badnore and Samant Singh of Salumbar were wounded in the battle. Ranzbaz Khan, along with his brother Nahar Khan and other close relatives, were killed in the battle. Mughal forces suffered massive casualties and were defeated.^[8][9] Deendar Khan fled with remaining army to Ajmer, his camp was captured by Mewari forces.^[10] With this battle, Mewar succeeded to retain its control on this territory.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

Sources[]

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• Paliwal, Dr. Devilal (1980). Ghanerao ke Mertiya Rathore (1 ed.). Udaipur: Shri Geeta Printing Press.
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