Battle of Madarpur
| Battle of Madarpur, | |||||||||
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Maharaja Dham Dev Singh Misir, Maharaja Kam Dev Misir | Mir Baqi, Army General of Mughal emperor Babur | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 20,000 strength of Brahmans with royal priest vijaypur sikri |
40,000 to 50,000 20,000 horsemen Unknown number of foot musketeers, Swivel guns, mortars Unknown number of Indian allies | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 7,000 Brahman soldiers were martyred in battlefield . Heavy loss | 23,000 soilider were killed heavy loss | ||||||||
Battle of Madarpur was fought between a small army of Kanyakubja Brahmin brothers Maharaja Kam Dev Misir, Dhām Dév Singh Misir and Vikram Pratap misir and Babur's Mughal commander Mir Baqi in 1528. The Mughals Army faced heavy casualties; the survivors migrated to other places in present-day Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.. Rao Kam Dev Singh Misra died in Reotipur while Dham Dev shifted to Gahmar, rest of the clan migrated to Bihar.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ Ansari, Saiyad Hasan (1986). Evolution and Spatial Organization of Clan Settlements, A Case Study of Middle Ganga Valley. Concept publishing company. p. 101,103,193. Search this book on
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