Battle of Mandan

war between Shekhawati chiefs and Mughals

The Battle of Mandan was fought between the Shekhawat chiefs and the Mughal Empire. This started because they did not pay tribute to the emperor. The Mughals were helped by Ahirs of Rewari under Mitra Sen Ahir and the Baloch chieftains Peero Khan and Kale Khan.[1]

Battle Of Mandan
DateJune 1775
Location
Mandan, Rajasthan
Result Mughal Empire Victory
Belligerents
Shekhawat Cheiftens Mughal Empire
Ahirs Of Rewari
Commanders and leaders
Devi Singh Shekhawat
Baghsingh Shekhawat 
Rao Mitrasen Ahir
Peero Khan 
Kaale Khan
Casualties and losses
Heavy Heavy

Battle

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When Shekhawati chiefs refused to pay tribute to the Mughals, Shah Alam II orderd two Baloch chiefs; Peero Khan and Kale Khan to invade Shekhawati under command of Rao Mitrasen Ahir Archived 2024-10-01 at the Wayback Machine . On 6 June, 1775 the Battle took place at a village called Mandan. A pitched battle was fought in which both sides suffered heavy losses. The Shekhawat general Raja Baghsingh Shekhawat and Baloch chief Peero Khan were killed, resulting in a combined victory of Mitra Sen Ahir and Kale Khan. Later Rewari annexed Mandan, Jhunjhunu & Alwar.[2] [3][4]

Stories

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It is popular among the people around Mandan that before the war, there were villages of Chauhans there, but when Mitrasen hoisted the flag of his victory in the battle of Mandan, he settled many villages of Ahirs of his gotra there.[3]

References

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  1. Sardula-vamsa-prakasa [Volume 1] By Raghunātha Siṃha Śekhāvata · (1977)
  2. Śarmā, Mahāvīra Prasāda (1980). History of Torawati (in Hindi). Prakāśana Samiti.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Yadav, Kripal Chandra (1967). Ahīravāla kā itihāsa, madhyayuga se 1947 ī. taka (in Hindi). Akhila Bhāratīya Yādava Mahāsabhā, Vārāṇasī ke Nimitta Hariyāṇā Prakāśana.
  4. Bisāū digdarśana