List of battles in Rajasthan


Several significant battles are recorded to have taken place in what is now known as Rajasthan, India.

8-9th Century

The Guhila Rajputs were feudatories of the Moriya (Mori) Rajputs of Chitor and they came into prominence in the time of Khummaņa I popularly known as Bappā Rāwal who was the 9th ruler in the family of Guhadatta. He started his political career as a vassal of the Mori monarch Manurāja and probably led the Mori forces against the Arabs. In this expedition, Bappā Rāwal achieved complete victory.

11th century

12th century

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13th century

14th Century

15th Century

  • Battle of Badnore – Rana Lakha defeated sultan of Delhi at Badnore and further took the war to Gaya in Bihar and got exemption from the pilgrimage tax imposed on the Hindus for their visit there.
  • Battle of Mandore – Rao Chunda Re-captured Nagaur from Firozkhan.
  • Battle of Sirohi – Rao Ranmal defeated Rao Sahasmal Deora and captured Basantgarh, Bhula and areas of Abu.
  • Siege of Mandalgarh – Rao Ranmal Rathore captured Mandalgarh fort from Rao Bairisal Hada.
  • Battle of Jahazpur –Rana Kumbha defeated Hadas of Bundi At Jahazpur
  • Conquest of Eastern Sirohi State - Rana Kumbha Marched Against Sirohi State Captured Parganas of Ajahari, Pindwara from Sirohi Ruler Sahasmal
  • Battle of Sarangpur – Rana Kumbha supported by Rao Ranmal Rathore defeated and imprisoned Mahmud Khalji.To commemorate this victory, Rana Kumbha built the Vijay Stambha in the fortress of Chittor.
  • Capture of Ajmer – Rana Kumbha Captured Ajmer From Nagaur Sultan Firoz Khan
  • Battle of Mandalgarh and Banas – A series of battles that took place between Mahmud Khalji of Malwa and Rana Kumbha of Mewar. Bloodied by these engagements the Sultan did not attack Mewar for another ten years.
  • Siege of Gagron (1444) – Sultan Mahmud besieged Gagron fort which belonged to Palhan Singh Khichi. Rana Kumbha had sent reinforcements under his commander Dahir, but Dahir died in battle and Palhan was killed by bhils while fleeing from the fort.
  • Siege of Mandore – Rao Jodha Rathore recaptured Mandore from Rana Kumbha.
  • Battle of Abu – Qutbuddin sent Imadul Mulk to invade Mewar through Abu, but Imadul suffered heavy losses against the Mewari soldiers posted on the hills and was immediately called back.
  • Battle of Nagaur – Rana Kumbha defeated the combined armies of Shams Khan and Qutbuddin and captured Nagaur, Kasili, Khandela and shakambhari.
  • Battle of Mandalgarh – Sultan Mahmud attacked Mandalgarh, he sent seven detachments to attack the Rana Kumbha from multiple directions. The Malwa forces under Taj Khan and Ali Khan suffered heavy losses in battle against Rana Kumbha after which Mahmud retreated the next morning.
  • Siege of Mandalgarh – In December Rana Kumbha was forced to move north to confront the sultan of Gujarat, Sultan Mahmud once again attacked Mandalgarh and captured it after a siege. Fort was later recaptured by the Rajputs.
  • Siege of Kumbhalgarh – Sultan Mahmud besieged Kumbhalgarh fort but finding the fort too strong he retreated back to Mandu.
  • Siege of Nagaur – Rao Jodha defeated Fatankhan of Nagaur. Fatankhan was forced to flee to Jhunjhunu.
  • Battle of Mandalgarh – Sultan Mahmud invaded Mewar and fought a battle with Rana Kumbha, but retreated after defeated & taking heavy losses.
  • Battle of Mandalgarh - After failed invasion of Chittor Sultan of Malwa then marched up to capture Mandalgarh but again was defeated by Rana Raimal. After defeating the Sultan of Malwa, the Rajput army chased them up to Khairabad and later it was sacked and Plundered from which Rajputs extracted heavy fines from the Sultan of Malwa.
  • Battle of Chappar-Dronpur – Rao Jodha defeated Bahlol Khan and Hussian Shah of Jaunpur Sultanat.
  • Siege of Chittorgarh – After the death of Udai Singh I The sultan of Mandu helped Surajmal and Shahasmal. He started with a large army to assist Surajmal and Shashasmal to the throne of Mewar and arrived near Chittor. Rana Raimal issued from the fortress and attacked Ghiyath Shah who being utterly defeated, fled to Mandu.
  • Conquest of Jangladesh - Rao Bika invaded Jangladesh which was in the control of Jat settlements. Bika led an army of 300 Rajput warriors and subjugated all of the Jat clans of northern Rajasthan.
  • Battle of Sambhar - Rao Jodha Rathore Defeated invading army of Raja chandrasen of Amber
  • Battle of Shiv - Rao Jodha Rathore Defeated Rawal Devidas of Jaisalmer and re-occupied Shiv
  • Battle of Bikaner -Bahlol Lodi sent an expedition against Rao Bika under Sarang Khan the governor of Hissar but the Muslim army was Defeated and Sarang Khan was killed
  • Battle of Peepar – Rao Satal Rathore defeated Gudhla Khan, an Afghan general and rescued 140 Maidens that had been captured. Rao Satal himself died that night of the wounds received in the battle.
  • Capture of Ajmer – Prithviraj Sisodia defeated afgans at Taragarh fort and slayed afgan Governor Mallu Khan

16th Century

16th Century

17th Century

  • Battle of Dewair (1606) – Fought in a valley 40 km from Kumbalgarh. Rana Amar Singh won and the Mughal prince Muhammad Parviz fled from the battlefield with his commander Asaf Khan III.
  • Battle of Ranakpur - Rana Amar Singh won mughal forces under Abdullah Khan rendering his Mewar expedition.
  • Rajput War (1679–1707) also known as Rathore Rebellion – Emperor Aurangzeb took Marwar under his direct control after the death of Maharaja Jaswant Singh. The Rathore army under Durgadas Rathore carried out a relentless struggle against the occupying forces. In 1707 after the death of Aurangzeb,Durgadas defeated the local Mughal force and reoccupied Jodhpur and their lost territories by.
  • Battle of Udaipur – Aurangzeb attacked Mewar and plundered Udaipur, the citizens were safely escorted to Panarwa a hilly region by Rana Raj Singh but 63 temples in and around Udaipur were plundered and many villages were burned down by Aurangzeb's general Taj Khan. The Mughal army was eventually starved because of the scorched earth techniques and guerrilla warfare used by the Rana. Aurangzeb after a failed campaign left Mewar to his son Akbar and retreated to Ajmer. during that time naruji barhath a charan warrior fought bravely to protect jagdish mandir from Aurangzeb army. he was martyred while fighting to mughal army
  • Battle of Aravalli hills – In the second half of 1680, after several months of such setbacks, Aurangzeb decided on an all-out offensive. Niccolao Manucci, an Italian gunner in the Mughal army, says: "for this campaign, Aurangzeb put in pledge the whole of his kingdom." Three separate armies, under Aurangzeb's sons Akbar, Azam and Muazzam, penetrated the Aravalli hills from different directions. However, their artillery lost its effectiveness while being dragged around the rugged hills and the Prince Akbar rebelled against Aurangzeb. Aurangzeb later complied to the demands of Rana Raj Singh and Mewar was left alone.
  • Battle of Khanana – Rathore rebels under Veer Durgadas Rathore defeated Mughal force. This battle resulted in major victory for Rathores. Kumpawats captured Siwana town from Mughals. Mughal commander Purdil Khan was killed in this battle.
  • Battle of Ajmer – Durgadas Rathore defeated Safi Khan.

18th Century

  • Battle of Jodhpur – Durgadas Rathore took advantage of the disturbances following the death of Aurangzeb in 1707 to seize Jodhpur and eventually evict the occupying Mughal force out of Marwar.
  • Annexation of Amer – Bahadur Shah I marched with a large army and annexed Amer without a war. Raja Sawai Jai Singh was forced to retreat with his army. Amber was named 'Mominabad' by the Mughal emperor.
  • Battle of Merta – Bahadur Shah I's general Mihrab Khan defeated Ajit Singh of Marwar. The Mughal emperor was advised to stay in Ajmer as the Mughals were wary of the guerrilla tactics of Veer Durgadas. Ajit Singh however went against the advice of Durgadas Rathore and directly confronted the large Mughal army. The Mughals bombarded the Rathor horsemen with cannons and rockets and forced them to retreat after heavy losses. Jodhpur was once again occupied by the Mughals. Jodhpur was named Mohjamabhad by the Mugal emperor.
  • Rajput Rebellion 1708-1710 – The three Rajput Raja's Kacchwaha of Amber,Sishodiya of Udaipur and Rathore of Jodhpur made a joint resistance to the Mughals. The Rajputs first expelled the commandants of Jodhpur and Bayana and recovered Amer by an attack. They next killed Sayyid Hussain Khan Barha in the "Battle of Sambhar ". Ajit Singh also attacked Ajmer and forced its governor to pay tribute. Sayyid Hidayatullah, the governor of Ranthambor was also defeated, bringing a danger to the Mughal capital itself. Bahadur Shah I, then in the Deccan was forced to patch up a truce with the Rajput Rajas.
  • Siege of Jodhpur and Jaipur – Jai Singh and Ajit Singh storm Amber and Jodhpur and retake their capitals from the Mughal garrisons.
  • Battle of Sambhar - Sayyid Hussain Barha of Mewat defeated near Sambhar by the Rathore-Kachwaha army. Barha shot dead with his two brothers.
  • Battle of Javli – Mir Khan of Narnaul with 7000 Mughal troops and Churaman Jat with 6000 Jats effectively checked by Gaj Singh Naruka at Javli.
  • Battle of Tonk – Muhammad Khan of Tonk defeated by the Rathore-Kachwaha army.
  • Battle of Kama – Ajit Singh Rajawat kachwaha, the zamindar of Kama defeated combined armies of Mughals and Jats. The Mughal-Jat army numbered 18,000 while the Kachwahas had 10,000 horsemen. After a bitter fight the Mughal faujdar Raza Bahadur was killed and the injured Jat leader Churaman was forced to retreat to Thun.
  • Battle of Bandanwara – Maharana Sangram Singh - II defeated Mughal force under Mir Bakshi and Zulfikar Khan.
  • Jai Singh II's campaign against the Jats – Farrukhsiyar sent Raja Jai Singh of Jaipur. The Mughal Emperor had no choice but to send Jai Singh II of Amber against the Rajput. Badan Singh joined Jai Singh prepared an army of 14,000 men and marched towards the Jat strongholds. Muhkam Singh attacked Jai Singh's army at night several times leading to heavy losses on both sides. Badan Singh who was with the army of Rajah Jai Singh pointed out the weak spots and helped in the reduction of two fortified outworks. After conducting the defence for about two months, Muhkam fled to Jodhpur where he paid the Jodhpur Maharaja Ajit Singh three lakh rupees to help him against Jai Singh. A Jodhpur army was sent under Bijairaj Bhandari to save Thoon, however by the time the Jodhpur army reached Jobner, it was too late as most of the Jat strongholds had fallen and many smaller forts had been dismantled. Muhkam had no choice but to go into exile, a Mughal army was sent to chase him, however he was saved by the Maharaja of Jodhpur. Badan Singh was thus made the Thakur of Bharatpur by Jai Singh.
  • Battle of Gangwana – 10,000 Rathore cavaliers of Bhakt Singh fought a combined army of a 24000 men consisting of Mughals, Kachwahas and. In this battle Bhakt Singh was defeated but his cavalry charge killed and injured thousands of his foes. Sir Jadunath Sarkar quotes that - "the battle front was like tigers upon a flock of sheep". According to Harcharandas more than 12,000 men were slain in the battlefield.
  • Battle of Rajmahal – Ishwari Singh of Jaipur defeated a coalition of armies led by Jagat Singh of Mewar.
  • Battle of Bagru – Madho Singh I defeated Ishwari Singh.
  • Battle of Raona – The Mughal Empire invaded Marwar but were repelled by the armies of Ram Singh and Ishwari Singh.
  • Battle of Luniawas – Bhakt Singh challenged his nephew Ram Singh for the throne of Marwar. Ram Singh hired a large contingent of Afghan and Baloch Musketeers from Sindh to defeat his uncle, he further formed a powerful army in Jodhpur and appointed Sher Singh Rathore, a veteran general of Marwar to defeat the usurper. At first Ram Singhs general Sher Singh Rathore pushed Bhakt Singh 4 miles back and almost forced him to retreat, 2000 Rathores of Bhakt Singh fell in the battle with 9 Rathor nobles and Bhakt Singh was severely injured by spear and bullet wounds, but Bhakt Singh made a fierce counterattack which killed Sher Singh and most of Ram Singhs commanders making the battle a costly victory for Bhakt Singh.
  • Battle of Ajmer – In May 1752 Jayappaji Rao Scindia and Ram Singh I attacked Ajmer, sacked it and massacred the populace. Upon learning of the invasion, Bhakt Singh marched with his army and camped 8 miles away from Ajmer. He waited till July and then attacked Jayappa. Bhakt Singh blocked the surrounding paths and placed his guns on a hill, he then bombarded the Marathas, upon receiving heavy casualties, the Marathas fled along with the army of Ram Singh.
  • Battle of Kumher – Suraj Mal Jat ruler of Bharatpur defeated combind army of Marathas, Mughals and Jaipur.
  • Capture of Alwar Fort – Madho Singh of Jaipur had occupied Alwar Fort by paying Rupees 50 thousand as bribe to its custodian and sending 500 men. When Suraj Mal heard of it, he despatched a strong force of 5,000 under Rup Ram Katari and the siege of the fort was taken up. Soon after Jawahar Singh also joined him. In the ensuing fight there, the Jats easily gained the day and thus wrested the fort from the Rajputs. The Jaipur ruler, though visibly mortified by the reverse, held back as he felt himself powerless in ejecting the Jats.
  • Siege of Barwara and Tonk Forts - Raghunath Rao and Malhar Rao Holkar laid siege on the forts of Barwara and Tonk against Madho Singh I. It resulted in Stalemate.
  • Battle of Kakkor (1759) - Malhar rao Holkar crushed the forces of Jaipur who were 4000 in number and killed their 21 captains.
  • Battle of Mangrol – Madho Singh of Jaipur fought Malhar Rao Holkar. The Jaipur army had 10,000 men while the Holkar army had 6,000 men from Indore and 3,000 men supplied by the Rao of Kota. After a 2-day battle the Jaipur army was completely destroyed. However Malhar Rao was not able to plunder Dhundhar for long as he was recalled to Bundelkhand because of rebellions and threats of invasion by Shuja-Ud-Daula of Awadh.
  • Siege of Ranthambore – Pratap Singh of Macheri defeated Marathas after a long siege
  • Battle of Maonda and Mandholi – Jaipur forces defeat the forces of Bharatpur.
  • Battle of Kama – Madho Singh I invaded Bharatpur at the head of 16,000 men where he defeated jat leader Jawahar Singh again on 29 February 1768.
  • Battle of Mandan – The Shekhawats defeated a Mughal force under Mitrasen Ahir, Peero Khan and Kale Khan. After heavy losses on both sides, Peero Khan died and Mitra Sen fled.
  • Conquest of Alwar - Pratap Singh Naruka took the possession of the Alwar fort by bribing the Jat garrison, whose pay had long been in arrears.
  • Battle of Khatu Shyamji – Chood Singh Nathawat of Doongri and Dalel Singh Khangarot of Sewa defeated the imperial army under Murtaza Khan Bhadech, Najaf Khan and Abdullah Khan.
  • Battle of Tunga or Battle of Lalsot – Combined forces of Jaipur and Jodhpur defeated Maratha forces led by Mahadji Shinde.
  • Battle of Patan – The Battle of Patan was fought on 20 June 1790 between the Scindias of Gwalior and the Kachwahas of Jaipur, and resulted decisive victory of Maratha forces.
  • Battle of Merta – Maratha army of Mahadaji Shinde under De Boigne defeated the army of Vijay Singh.
  • Battle of Fatehpur (1799) – The Battle was fought in March 1799 between the Maratha Kingdom of Gwalior supported by General George Thomas and the Kingdom of Jaipur under Pratap Singh of Jaipur which resulted in a decisive Jaipur victory.

19th Century

  • Siege of Deeg – Jats under Ranjit Singh and Marathas under Yashwantrao Holkar defeated by East [India Company].
  • Siege of Bharatpur (1805) – Jats and Marathas defeated East India Company
  • Siege of Mehrangarh – Man Singh of Marwar defeated the armies of Jaipur, Mewar and Bikaner. So comprehensively that Jagat Singh of Jaipur had to pay a sum of Rs. 2,00,000 to secure his safe passage. In honour of Man Singhs victory over Jaipur the Jai Pol, or victory gate was built in the fort in 1808.
  • Siege of Bharatpur – East India Company defeated Bharatpur State
  • Battle of Bithoda – Kushal Singh Champawat, a noble of Jodhpur joined the Indian Rebellion of 1857 against the British Empire, around 5,000 Rajputs of Pali joined him. The British asked Takht Singh to deal with him, however most of the Rathore nobles refused to fight with a fellow clansmen for foreigners. Kushal Singh thus defeated a force of local levies raised by Takht Singh of Jodhpur.
  • Battle of Chelawas – Kushal Singh killed Captain Mason and Hung his head on his fort gate for insulting him, he then defeated a British army of 2,000 men under Brigadier Lawrence.
  • Siege of Auwa – An army of 30,000 men under Colonel Holmes forced Kushal Singh to retreat to his fort in Auwa. Holmes besieged the Auwa Fort and breached it after 6 months of siege. Kushal Singh was able to escape to Udaipur. Auwa was then confiscated by the British until the death of Kushal Singh in 1864.