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Battle of Haldighati

Battle of Haldighati was a battle fought on 18 June 1576 at Haldighati, in what is now India. The recorded result: Mughal victory. Recorded strength: 3,000 cavalry; 400 Bhil archers; Unknown number of elephants against 10,000 men; Unknown number of elephants.

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Chokha of Devgarh: Battle of Haldighati, painted 1822. Collection of Gursharan and Elvira Sidhu
Chokha of Devgarh: Battle of Haldighati, painted 1822. Collection of Gursharan and Elvira Sidhu. Chokha, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought18 June 1576
WhereHaldighati, India24.892N, 73.698E
OutcomeMughal victory
BelligerentsMewar KingdomagainstMughal Empire

Record

Date18 June 1576
PlaceHaldighati, India
24.892N, 73.698E
KindBattle, early modern
Territorial changeGogunda annexed by Mughals
Strength3,000 cavalry; 400 Bhil archers; Unknown number of elephants10,000 men; Unknown number of elephants
Casualties and losses500 dead (According to Abul Fazl); 1,600 dead or wounded (Mewari sources)150 dead (According to Abul Fazl)
Commanders
  • Maharana Pratap
  • Ramshah Tomar
  • Shalivahan Singh Tomar
  • Hakim Khan Sur
  • Bhamashah
  • Man Singh I
  • Asaf Khan I
  • Abd al-Qadir Badayuni
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Elsewhere in 1576

Battle of Haldighati 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 Q3635360, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Haldighati, revision 1370265213, 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.