Battle of Machhiwara

The Battle of Machhiwarra was fought between Mughal Empire and Suri Empire in 1555.

Battle of Machhiwara
Part of Humayun Campaign
Date 15 May 1555 Location Machhiwara 30.91°N 76.2°E / 30.91; 76.2 Result Mughal victory
Belligerents
Mughal Empire	Suri Empire
Commanders and leaders
Humayun Bayram Khan Chakar Khan	Naseeb Khan Tartar Khan
Strength
15,000-20,000[1]	30,000
Casualties and losses
unknown	unknown

Background

After the death of Islam Shah Suri, the Suri Empire was 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 and Jalandhar. Their advance division proceeded towards Sirhind.^[2]

Battle

Sikandar sent a force of 30,000 under Naseeb Khan and Tartar Khan to intercept them but they were defeated by the Mughal Army at Machhiwara opening the way to Sirhind which was occupied by the Mughals.^[3]

Aftermath

Humayun continued his campaign into Sur lands, and the subsequent victory at the Battle of Sirhind allowed Humayun to reestablish the Mughal Empire.^[4][5]

References

1. Begum, Gulbadan (1902). The History of Humāyūn (Humāyūn-nāmah). Royal Asiatic Society. p. 260.
2. Majumdar, R.C. (ed.) (2007). The Mughal Empire, Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, ISBN 81-7276-407-3, pp.94-6
3. Majumdar, R.C. (ed.) (2007). The Mughal Empire, Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, ISBN 81-7276-407-3, pp.94-6
4. "Battles for India at Sirhind". Times of India Blog. 2018-03-18. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
5. 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.