Rana Sanga will be always remembered as a visionary more than a warrior. The way he united the various factions of Rajputs under his able leadership was a tremendous act. After the death of Harsha Vardhan Rajputs all over northern India had broken up into various factions squabbling and quarreling among themselves which became the sole cause of the tremendous successes which Muslim invaders got in India. After hundreds of years there was someone who was uniting the warring Rajput clans under one umbrella.
After bringing in the unity he faced his first challenge when controversy broke out between Rajputs and Gujarat's Mahmud regarding the possession of Malwa. But the real challenge was yet to come. Babur knew that how Delhi Sultanate had all along been troubled by the brave and enigmatic Rajputs. Who were known for their obstinacy. So he decided to rein in them. On the other hand Rajputs under Rana Sanga were getting ready to reestablish Rajput glory. So the inevitable happened.
Battle of Khanwa fought between Rana sanga and Babur.
As Rana's and Babur's troops faced each other in Kanwaha on the morning of 16th March 1527, death & destruction was on the air. A great and bloody battle followed, at one time Rajputs had surrounded Babur but in the end Babur's technically superior army won. Rajputs had no answer to the wheeling tactics of the Mughal cavalry. Babur's artillery had won that day for him, it had finally established the Mughal rule over India and eventually sealed the fate of the Rajput revival. Rana Sanga died in the battlefield itself. But as history was to prove that Rajputs were not going to lay down easily. One more revival was on the cards this time lead by Rana's own grandson.
Mughal period gained in glory and power during Akbar's long reign of nearly forty years. Most of the part of Akbar's rule went on consolidating Mughal territory over India. He was a general par excellence, so when in 1573, Gujarat revolted against the Mughal rule, he marched from his capital Fatehpur-Sikri to Ahmadabad, a distance of 600 miles, with 3,000 horsemen in nine days. He defeated a large army of insurgents on the eleventh day from departure and was back in his capital again in another 32 days. This secured Gujarat for the Mughals for the next one eighty five years.
Akbar's first and the hardest campaign were against the Rajputs. Rajputs at that time although were formidable but were very divided. Until subdued they presented a permanent threat to the Mughal hegemony in northern India. The nearest state of Jaipur was first won over, and in 1568-69 the two great fortresses of Chittaur and Ranthambor were captured. Yet Udaipur and Mewar were unrelenting. Although due to his tremendous military skills Akbar had got hold of the major part of Rajputana, yet these two dominions, especially that of Mewar were not ready to accept his supremacy.
After bringing in the unity he faced his first challenge when controversy broke out between Rajputs and Gujarat's Mahmud regarding the possession of Malwa. But the real challenge was yet to come. Babur knew that how Delhi Sultanate had all along been troubled by the brave and enigmatic Rajputs. Who were known for their obstinacy. So he decided to rein in them. On the other hand Rajputs under Rana Sanga were getting ready to reestablish Rajput glory. So the inevitable happened.
Battle of Khanwa fought between Rana sanga and Babur.
As Rana's and Babur's troops faced each other in Kanwaha on the morning of 16th March 1527, death & destruction was on the air. A great and bloody battle followed, at one time Rajputs had surrounded Babur but in the end Babur's technically superior army won. Rajputs had no answer to the wheeling tactics of the Mughal cavalry. Babur's artillery had won that day for him, it had finally established the Mughal rule over India and eventually sealed the fate of the Rajput revival. Rana Sanga died in the battlefield itself. But as history was to prove that Rajputs were not going to lay down easily. One more revival was on the cards this time lead by Rana's own grandson.
Mughal period gained in glory and power during Akbar's long reign of nearly forty years. Most of the part of Akbar's rule went on consolidating Mughal territory over India. He was a general par excellence, so when in 1573, Gujarat revolted against the Mughal rule, he marched from his capital Fatehpur-Sikri to Ahmadabad, a distance of 600 miles, with 3,000 horsemen in nine days. He defeated a large army of insurgents on the eleventh day from departure and was back in his capital again in another 32 days. This secured Gujarat for the Mughals for the next one eighty five years.