Battle of Singoli

The Battle of Singoli (1336 CE) was fought between the Rajput Rana of Mewar Hammir Singh and the Tughlaq Army at Singoli, in present day Madhya Pradesh, India in which Hammir Singh defeated Tughlaq forces and Muhammad bin Tughluq himself was taken as a prisoner.[2]

Battle of Singoli
Date1336
Battle of Singoli (Rajasthan)
Location
Singoli, Madhya Pradesh
24.9688624°N 75.2742861°E / 24.9688624; 75.2742861
Result Rajput victory, Muhammad bin Tughluq taken prisoner[1]
Belligerents
Kingdom of Mewar Delhi Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Hammir Singh Muhammad bin Tughluq (POW)
Units involved
20,000 cavalry 70,000 cavalry

Hammir Singh had gained control of Mewar by evicting Maldev's son Jaiza, the Chauhan vassal of the Delhi Sultanate. Jaiza fled to the Delhi court of Muhammad bin Tughluq, prompting Tughlaq himself to march Towards Mewar with his strong army. In the ensuing battle, the Tughlaq army was defeated and bin Tughlaq was taken prisoner. He was kept prisoner in Chittorgarh for three months and released after the Sultanate ceded Ajmer, Ranthambor, Nagaur and Sopor; and paid 50 lakhs rupees and 100 elephants as ransom to Hammir Singh.[2][3]

Aftermath

Hammir Singh took control of Ajmer, Ranthambore, Nagaur, and Sopor, and also his authority was recognized by other Rajput chiefs.[2]

References
  1. Āg̲h̲ā Mahdī Ḥusain. The Rise and Fall of Muhammad Bin Tughluq. Luzac. p. 95. A battle was fought near the village of Singoli in which Hammir defeated the Sultān, and took him prisoner
  2. R. C. Majumdar, ed. (1960). The History and Culture of the Indian People: The Delhi Sultante (2nd ed.). Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. p. 70.
  3. Rima Hooja (2006). A History of Rajasthan. Rupa & Company. p. 331. ISBN 9788129108906.


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