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Battle of Tukaroi

Battle of Tukaroi was a battle fought on 3 March 1575 in what is now India. It was part of Mughal Empire. The recorded result: Mughal victory; Treaty of Katak.

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After the capture of Patna, Akbar had returned to Delhi and entrusted Munʿim Khan with the further conquest of Bengal. Da'ud had fled to Odisha . However, having received news of the fatigue of the op. Manohar, 1590 artist, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought3 March 1575
WhereIndia21.973N, 87.284E
OutcomeMughal victory; Treaty of Katak
BelligerentsMughal EmpireagainstBengal Sultanate
Part ofMughal Empire

Where it sits in Mughal Empire

Siege of Sambhal, 1526Battle of Panipat, 1526Battle of Ghaghra, 1529Battle of Tukaroi, 1575Battle of Sinhagad, 167015261670Battle of Tukaroi, 1575
5 placed engagements of Mughal Empire in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date3 March 1575
PlaceIndia
21.973N, 87.284E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength200,000 troops consisting of; 150,000 infantry; 30,000 cavalry; 20,000 musketeers140,000 infantry; 40,000 cavalry; 20,000 guns; 3,600 elephants; Several hundred war-boats
Casualties and losses70,000 casualties110,000 casualties; 30,000 infantry and 250 cavalry fled; All elephants killed or captured; Rest of the army captured, of which 30% executed
Commanders
  • Akbar
  • Munim Khan
  • Raja Todar Mal
  • Daud Khan Karrani
Battle of TukaroiBattle of TukaroiSkirmish at PipliAction off Pipli RiverSiege of CalcuttaSiege of BankibazarSiege of DannemarksnagoreSkirmish at PipliAction off Pipli RiverSiege of CalcuttaSiege of BankibazarJamshedpurMedinipur100 km21.973N, 87.284E
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Battle of Tukaroi 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 Q3297309, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tukaroi, revision 1385533717, 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.