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Battle of Bhuchar Mori

Battle of Bhuchar Mori was a battle fought in 1591 at Bhuchar Mori, in what is now India. The recorded result: Mughal victoryDissolution of Gujarat Sultanate. Recorded strength: 80,000–90,000 against 17,000–21,000; 84 elephants.

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A sketch of battle of Bhuchar Mori from the book `Yaduvanshprakash' written by Mavdanji Bhimji Ratnu, the court poet of Nawanagar state (now Jamnagar, Gujarat, India)
A sketch of battle of Bhuchar Mori from the book `Yaduvanshprakash' written by Mavdanji Bhimji Ratnu, the court poet of Nawanagar state (now Jamnagar, Gujarat, India). Mavdanji Bhimji Ratnu, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1591
WhereBhuchar Mori, India22.582N, 70.400E
OutcomeMughal victoryDissolution of Gujarat Sultanate
BelligerentsMughal Empire; Junagadh StateagainstNawanagar State; Gujarat Sultanate; Muli State

Record

Date1591 (year precision)
PlaceBhuchar Mori, India
22.582N, 70.400E
KindBattle, early modern
Territorial changeGujarat captured by Mughals
Strength80,000–90,00017,000–21,000; 84 elephants
Casualties and losses10,000–20,000 soldiers; 500 injured2,000 soldiers; 500 horses disabled; 1,500 pilgrim sadhus
Commanders
  • Mirza Aziz Koka
  • Muzaffar Shah III
Battle of Bhuchar MoriBattle of Bhuchar MoriRajkotPorbandarBhavnagarBhuj100 km22.582N, 70.400E
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Elsewhere in 1591

Battle of Bhuchar Mori is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 354 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q24050799, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bhuchar Mori, revision 1370785495, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.