Battle of Khatoli
| Battle of Khatoli/Ghatoli[1] | ||||||||||
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| Part of Rajput-Afghan wars | ||||||||||
| File:Rana Sanga.jpg Rana Sanga, Leader of the Rajput Confederation | ||||||||||
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| Belligerents | ||||||||||
 Mughals |
 Kingdom of Mewar |
 Lodi Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | ||||||||||
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BaburHumayunTardi BegBairam KhanJahangir Mirza Sayyed Mahmud Khan |
Rana Sanga Medini Rai | Ibrahim Lodhi | ||||||||
| Strength | ||||||||||
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60,000 Mughals 45,000 Rajputs 3500 War elephants 40 Cannon According to Baburnama |
200,000 Rajputs 100,000 Muslim Rajput 85,000 Afghans 80,000 Non-combatant 9,000 War Elephant According to Baburnama |
150,000 Afghans 80,000 Amirs 65,000 Non-combatant 10,000 War Elephant According to Baburnama | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | ||||||||||
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40,000 Mughal killed. 27,000 Rajput killed. 2 Cannon Destroy. According to Baburnama |
177,000 Rajput killed. 47,000 Muslim Rajput killed. 71,000 Afghans killed. 40-50,000 Non-Combatant killed. 2,000 War elephants killed. |
50,000 Afghans killed. 44,000 Amirs killed. 5,000 War elephants killed | ||||||||
On the death of Sikander Lodi in A.D. 1518, his son Ibrahim Lodi succeeded him. He was engaged in putting down the revolts of his nobles, when news of Rana Sanga’s encroachments reached him. He prepared an army and marched against Mewar. The Maharana advanced to meet him and the two armies met near the village of Khatoli on the borders of Haravati (Haraoti). The Delhi army could not stand the onslaught of the Rajput’s, and after a fight lasting two pahars (five hours), the Sultan’s army gave way and fled, followed by the Sultan himself, leaving a Lodi prince prisoner in the hands of Sanga. The prince was released after a few days, on payment of a ransom. In this battle, the Maharana lost an arm by a sword cut, and an arrow made him lame for life.[2]
Aftermath
Babur Won Lahore And Jalandhar. The resources of Ibrahim were so crippled by this war with Sanga that he could not renew the contest for some time. However, he carefully nursed his desire to be avenged on Maharana Sanga for the disastrous defeat inflicted by the latter at Khatoli. And when the rebellion of Islam Khan, which had assumed serious proportions, was suppressed, the Sultan prepareed an army to attack Mewar but was once again defeated in the Battle of Dholpur.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Chandra, Satish (2004). Medieval India: From Sultanat to the Mughals-Delhi Sultanat (1206-1526) - Part One. Har-Anand Publications. p. 224. ISBN 8124110646.
- ^ Duff's Chronology of India, p. 271 Archived 8 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Hindupat, the Last Great Leader of the Rajput Race. 1918. Reprint. London pg 60