Battle of Sirhind (1555)
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The Battle of Sirhind was fought between the Mughal Empire and the Suri Empire in 1555.
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| Part of Delhi | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Mughal Empire | Suri Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Humayun Bairam Khan Chakar Khan | Sikandar Shah Suri | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 100,000-140,000[1] | 90,000[2] | ||||||
Battle
After the death of Islam Shah Suri, the Suri Empire had erupted in a civil war where various contenders to the throne fought each other for supremacy. Sikandar Shah Suri was occupied with his struggle against Ibrahim Shah Suri when Humayun mobilized an army from Kabul. He captured Rohtas Fort and Lahore in February 1555. Another detachment of his forces captured Dipalpur, Gurdaspur and Jalandhar.[citation needed] Their advanced division proceeded towards Sirhind. Sikandar sent a force of 30,000 to intercept them but they were defeated by the Mughal Army in the Battle of Machhiwara and Sirhind was occupied by the Mughals.[citation needed]
Sikandar led an army of 90,000 and met the Mughals at Sirhind.[3] On 22 June 1555 they met in battle. Humayun and Bairam Khan carried out a daring raid in a rainstorm like Sher Shah Suri had done at the Battle of Chausa to defeat Humayun.[4] Sikander was defeated by the Mughal Army and was compelled to retreat to the Sivalik Hills in northeastern Punjab.[5] The victorious Mughals marched to Delhi, occupied it and reestablished their empire in India.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Begum, Gulbadan (1902). The History of Humāyūn (Humāyūn-nāmah). Royal Asiatic Society. p. 260.
- ^ Majumdar, R.C. (ed.) (2007). The Mughal Empire, Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, ISBN 81-7276-407-3, pp.94–6
- ^ a b "Battles for India at Sirhind". Times of India Blog. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ Battle of Sirhind 1555 | Sikandar Shah Suri | Humayun | Mughal⚔️Afghan War, retrieved 25 October 2022
- ^ Sarker, Sunil Kumar (1994). Himu, the Hindu "Hero" of medieval India : against the background of Afghan-Mughal conflicts. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers and Distributors. ISBN 81-7156-483-6. OCLC 31010168.