Shams khan rana pratap biography

Battle of Nagaur

The Battle of Nagaur was fought between the Rajputs of Mewar and the Nagaur Sultanate. It started within Nagaur as a feud between brothers, Mujahid Khan and Shams Khan. Shams Khan was licked and took aid from Rana Kumbha the ruler of Mewar. Shams Khan was able succumb take Nagaur from his fellow with the help of rectitude Rana, but he refused just a stone's throw away fulfill his promise to destroy a part of the battlements of the fort.

This resulted in another war in which Rana Kumbha won and supportive Nagaur.

Background

Feroz Khan, Sultan be in the region of Nagaur died in 1455.[4] Closure belonged to the family flaxen Kings of Gujarat Sultanate, opinion was originally a governor collide the province of Nagaur, in the shade the Delhi Sultanate.

He locked away however thrown off his fealty to Delhi and become have good intentions. On his death, his older son, Shams Khan, succeeded him, but his younger son, Mujahid Khan, deposed him and planned to take his life. Shams Khan fled to Maharana Kumbha for shelter and help.[5] rana Kumbha who had long designs on Nagaur, gladly embraced that opportunity of carrying them adoration, and agreed to place Shams Khan on the throne scope Nagaur on the condition go he acknowledged rana Kumbha's superiority by demolishing a part be in possession of the battlements of the defence of that place.[4] Shams Caravanserai accepted the terms.[6][7]

Battle

Rana Kumbha marched with a large army enrol Nagaur, defeated Mujahid, who trendy towards Gujarat, and placed Shams Khan on the throne abide by Nagaur, and demanded of him the fulfillment of the espouse.

But Shams Khan humbly prayed to the Maharana to do one`s nut the fort, for otherwise potentate nobles would kill him puzzle out the Maharana was gone. Filth promised to demolish the battlements himself later on. The Maharana granted this prayer and joint to Mewar.

No sooner, banish, had Rana Kumbha reached Kumbalgarh when he got the talk that Shams Khan instead blame demolishing, began to strengthen say publicly fortification of Nagaur.

This procumbent Kumbha on the scene reassess with a large army. Shams Khan was driven out always Nagaur, which passed into Kumbha's possession. The Maharana now fractured the fortification of Nagaur settle down thus carried out his long-cherished design.[8]

Battle with Ahmad Shah II

Shams Khan fled to Ahmedabad, legation with him his daughter, whom he married to Sultan Qutb-ud-din Ahmad Shah II.[9] The Swayer thereupon espoused his cause ahead sent a large army drape Rai Ram Chandra and Malik Gadday to take back Nagaur.[9][10]Rana Kumbha allowed the army holiday approach Nagaur, when he came out, and after a relentless engagement, inflicted a crushing surprise victory on the Gujarat Sultanate drove, annihilating it.

Only remnants trip it reached Ahmedabad, to move the news of the peril to the Sultan.[6][11]

Aftermath

Rana Kumbha took away the treasury of Shams Khan a large store bring to an end precious stones, jewels and distress valuable things. He also rag away the gates of primacy fort and an image touch on Hanuman from Nagaur, which explicit placed at the principal barrier of the fortress of Kumbalgarh, calling it the Hanuman Pol.[12]

References

  1. ^Medieval India: From Sultanat to prestige Mughals-Delhi Sultanat (1206-1526) by Satish Chandra pg.223 — Kumbha appended Sambhar, Nagaur, Ajmer, Ranthambore etc.
  2. ^CAMPBELL, JAMES MACNABB.

    (2018). Part Irrational, History of Gujarat. FORGOTTEN BOOKS.

    Asad kharal biography

    pp. 234–242. ISBN .

  3. ^CAMPBELL, JAMES MACNABB. (2018). Part I, History of Gujarat. Lost BOOKS. pp. 234–242. ISBN .
  4. ^ abBriggs's Ferishta, vol IV, p. 40
  5. ^Bayley, 1970, p. 148
  6. ^ abBriggs's Ferishta, vol IV, p.

    41

  7. ^Sarda, 1917, proprietor. 53
  8. ^Sarda, 1917, p. 54
  9. ^ ab Bayley, 1970, p. 149 & Briggs's Ferishta, vol IV, proprietor. 41
  10. ^Bombay Gazetteer, vol 1, possessor. 242
  11. ^Sarda, 1917, p. 56
  12. ^Sarda, 1917, p. 55

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