Battle of Kumher
Battle of Kumher | |||||||
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Part of Maratha-Jat Wars | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Kingdom of Bharatpur |
Maratha Empire Mughal Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Suraj Mal |
Khanderao Holkar † Raghunathrao Alamgir II | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
10,000 Jats | 80,000 combined forces of Marathas and Mughals | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Very Less | High, Khanderao Holkar died due to heavy artillery |
The battle of Kumher was fought among Jats, Marathas and Mughals.[2]
Battle[]
Kumher was founded by a Jat chieftain kumbh. In 1754, when Maharaja Suraj Mal was the king, the fort was put under siege by Marathas as peshwa Balaji Baji Rao younger brother Raghunathrao (Supported by Scindias and Holkars) wanted to be subservient to them. However the siege did not succeed. In 1754, on behest of Mughal Emperor Alamgir II, Khanderao laid the siege of Kumher fort of Jat Maharaja Suraj Mal of Bharatpur who had the sided with the Alamgir II's adversary Siraj ud-Daulah.[3][4][5] Khanderao Holkar, son of Malhar Rao Holkar, was inspecting his troops on an open palanquin in the battle of kumher when he was hit and killed by a cannonball from the Jat army.[6] Marathas (particularly Scindias and Holkars) signed a treaty with Suraj Mal and withdrew their army. To honor Khanderao, Suraj Mal built a chhatri on the cremation spot of Khanderao at Kumher.
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- ^ "Suraj Mal – the Plato of the Jat Tribe".
- ^ Entwistle, A. W. (1987). Braj: Centre of Krishna Pilgrimage (illustrated ed.). E. Forsten. p. 554. ISBN 978-9-069-8-00165. ISSN 0924-8846.
- ^ Gupta, Pratik (2014). Maratha Generals and Personalities: A gist of great personalities of Marathas. Pratik gupta. p. 190.
- ^ Dabas, Bal Kishan (2001). The Political and Social History of the Jats. Sanjay Prakashan. p. 291. ISBN 978-8-174-5-30455.
- ^ "Death".
Coordinates: 27°18′53″N 77°22′45″E / 27.3148°N 77.3792°E
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