Siege of Mandsaur
1520 siege in India
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The Siege of Mandsaur was a military conflict between the Kingdom of Mewar forces under Rana Sanga and the combined forces of Gujarat Sultanate and Malwa Sultanate.
| Siege of Mandsaur | |||||||||
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| Part of Mewar–Gujarat wars | |||||||||
Mandsaur Fort | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Kingdom of Mewar Vassal states: Kingdom of Raisen Kingdom of Chanderi Idar State |
Gujarat Sultanate Malwa Sultanate | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Rana Sanga Silhadi Ajja Jhala Haridas Kesaria Medini Rai Ashok Mal † |
Muzaffar Shah II Nizam-ul-Mulk Malik Ayaz Taj Khan Shuja-ul-Mulk | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 80,000 to 100,000 Rajputs[1] | 140,000 to 160,000[1] | ||||||||
Siege
After a skirmish between 200 horsemen under Shuja ul-Mulk and others, and some Rajputs in the hills, the Sultan's army advanced and invested the fort of Mandsaur in Malwa, then in the Maharana's possession. The governor of the fort, Ashok Mal, was killed but the fort did not fall. The Maharana left Chitor with a Gallant army estimated around 80,000 to 100,000 Rajputs and arrived at the village of Nandsa, 12 kos ( ~ 24 miles) from Mandsaur.[2] In the meantime, Sultan Mahmud Khilji of Malwa arrived from Mandu to assist the Gujarat forces to repay the debt he owed to Muzaffar Shah II. The siege was pressed but no progress made. Sanga was joined by his trusted Vassals Medini Rai (then ruler of Malwa) and Raja Silhadi, the Tomar Rajput Chief of Raisen and Sarangpur with 15,000 Rajput forces each.[3] Ajaz and Qawan-I-Mulk both tried to take Mandsaur fort but failed. Rana Sanga also failed to deliver a decisive victory and thus both sides sued for peace.[4]
Aftermath
Rana Sanga also agreed to sue for peace because the Afghans under Ibrahim Lodi invaded and attacked Ranthambore. The 16th-century text "Parshvanath-Shravan-Sattavisi", says that Rana Sanga further defeated Ibrahim Lodi at Ranthambore after the Siege of Mandsaur.[4]