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Rana Sanga's invasion of Gujarat
| Rajput invasion of Gujarat | |||||||||
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| Part of Rajput-Gujarat Sultanate wars | |||||||||
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Vassal states:
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 Gujarat Sultanate | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Rana Sanga Rao Ganga Ajja Jhala Rawal Udai Singh of Vagad Rao Viram deo Rathore of Merta Rai Mal Rathore Haridas Kesaria |
Muzaffar Shah II Nizam Khan-ul-mulk (WIA) | ||||||||
In 1520 Rana Sanga, the Rana of Mewar, led Rajput armies of Kingdom of Mewar and its vassal states to invade the Gujarat Sultanate. He reinstated Raimal Rathore as the Rao of Idar and defeated the Gujarat forces under the command of Nizam Khan. Rana Sanga drove the army of Muzaffar II deep into Gujarat and chased them up to Ahmedabad.[2] The Sultan of Gujarat was forced to flee to Muhammadabad.[3][page needed][4] After a series of successful military campaigns Sanga successfully captured Northern Gujarat.[5][page needed]
- ^ R.C Majumdar (1960). The History and Culture of the Indian People: Volume 6. Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan. p. 344.
Mewar were considerably extended. On the north, they were pushed up as far as the Bayana River. In the east, Raisen, Sarangpur, Bhilsa, Kalpi and Chanderi, were included within her territories. In the south, Dungarpur and Banswara were held by a vassal, and her frontiers ran far into the heart of Malwa. To the south-west, Sirohi was ruled by the Rana's son-in-law. Even the chiefs of Marwar and Amber, according to Tod, acknowledged his allegiance
- ^ Hooja, Rima (2006). "The State of Mewar, AD 1500 - AD 1600". A History of Rajasthan. Rupa & Company. p. 451. ISBN 9788129108906. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ Maharana Sanga by Har Bilas Sarda
- ^ J. Chaube (1975). History of Gujarat Kingdom, 1458-1537. Munshiram Manoharlal. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-88386-573-6.
- ^ Majumdar, R. C., ed. (1967). History and Culture of the Indian People, Volume 06, The Delhi Sultanate. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.
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