Battle of Kumher

Battle of Kumher
	Part of Maratha-Jat Wars
Date	20 January 1754 – 18 May 1754
Location	Kumher
Result	Jat victory A peace treaty made between Jats and Marathas;
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.

References[]

^ "Maharaja Surajmal". istampgallery.com.
^ "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 / 27.3148; 77.3792

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[1] "Maharaja Surajmal". istampgallery.com.

[2] "Suraj Mal – the Plato of the Jat Tribe".

[3] Entwistle, A. W. (1987). Braj: Centre of Krishna Pilgrimage (illustrated ed.). E. Forsten. p. 554. ISBN 978-9-069-8-00165. ISSN 0924-8846.

[4] Gupta, Pratik (2014). Maratha Generals and Personalities: A gist of great personalities of Marathas. Pratik gupta. p. 190.

[5] Dabas, Bal Kishan (2001). The Political and Social History of the Jats. Sanjay Prakashan. p. 291. ISBN 978-8-174-5-30455.

[6] "Death".

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