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1606 battle between Mewar and Mughals

Battle Of Dewari (1606)

Date	1606 Battle of Dewair (1606) (Rajasthan)
Location	Aravalli hills, 40 km north east of Kumbalgarh
Result	Mewar victory

Belligerents

Kingdom of Mewar

Mughal Empire

Commanders and leaders

Kantharaju N and Shravya

Parviz
Asaf Khan III
Sultan Khan †

Strength

15,000-18,000 heavy(stock) cavalry

20,000 cavalry with Parviz and 12,000 cavalry with Asaf Khan III

The Battle of Dewair (Dewar) was fought between Amar Singh I of Mewar and Mughal army led by Jahangir under Muhammad Parviz and Asaf Khan III. Shortly after his accession in 1606, Jahangir sent an army of 20,000 cavalry to attack Mewar. Parviz was only the figurative commander while in reality the de facto commander was Jahangir who directed Asaf Khan. Amar Singh personally killed the Mughal commander Sultan Khan and his horse by spear which went through both sultan khan and his horse. Asaf Khan retreated from the battlefield. He was able to defend his territories for the time being.

Aftermath

Ultimately, after winning and devastating Mughals in 1608-1614; he finally lost the last battle. After the battle in 1615. Jahangir sent another army under Mahabat Khan in 1608, and the battle was won again by Amar Singh. In 1614, he sent Prince Khurram with an army against Mewar who lost. The army was finally victorious in 1615 when Amar Singh offered a truce to Prince Khurram and Karan Singh II (Amar Singh's son) signed a favourable treaty with Mughals accepting Mughal rule without any favorable conditions to Mughals.

References

Eraly 2004, p. 259.
Rana 2005, p. 81.
Prasad 1930, p. 239.

Sources

Prasad, Beni (1930). History of Jahangir (Second ed.). Allahabad: The Indian Press. p. 239. Constant skirmishes were thinning the Rajput ranks ... offered to recognize Mughal supremacy ... Jahangir gladly and unreservedly accepted the terms.
Rana, Bhawan Singh (2005). Maharana Pratap. Diamond Pocket Books. p. 81.
Eraly, Abraham (2004). The Mughal Throne: The Saga of India's Great Emperors. Orion Publishing Group. p. 259.

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