Battle of Madarpur

As per popular belief, The Battle of Madarpur was a battle fought between a small army of brothers named as Maharaja Kam Dev Misir, Maharaja Dham Dev Misr and Maharja Vikram Pratap Dev Singh misr and the Mughal, The Mughals were led by Babur. The Brahmin^{[citation needed]}zamindars, of Kashyap gotra^{[citation needed]}, and Kanyakubja^{[citation needed]} origin from Madarpur, a place in present-day Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. The zamindars were defeated and massacred; the survivors migrated to other places in present-day Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The battle is Mentioned in Kanyakubja Brahmin Vanshavali and Kanyakubja Prabodhini. ^[1]

Battle of Madarpur
Date 1528 Location Kanpur, India Result Mughal victory over Kanpur and Vijaypur Sikri state and end of Sakarwar Dynasty
Belligerents
Kanpur Vijaypur Sikri state Sakarwar Dynasty	Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Maharaja Dham Dev Singh Maharaja Kam Dev Misir	Zahir-ud-din Muhammad Babur Baqi Tashqandi
Strength
10,000	4,00000
Casualties and losses
All massacred	Minimal

References

1. Ansari, Saiyad Hasan (1986). "Evolution and Spatial Organization of Clan settlements in middle ganga valley".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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