Question

Following battles are mile-stones in History of Rajasthan :

1. Battle of Khanwa

2. Battle of Bhatner

3. Battle of Sumel-Giri

4. Battle of Haldi-Ghati

Arrange these battles in correct datewise chronological order and choose  correct answer :

1. 1, 2, 3, 4
2. 2, 1, 3, 4
3. 1, 2, 4, 3
4. 1, 3, 4, 2

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : 2, 1, 3, 4

The correct answer is 2, 1, 3, 4.

• Timur took 10,000 warriors from his main force of 92,000 soldiers heading towards Delhi under his grandson and conquered the Bhatner fort, devastated the city, and destroyed its walls during the Timurid conquest of India in 1398.
• On March 16, 1527, the Battle of Khanwa took place near the village of Khanwa in the Bharatpur District of Rajasthan.
• After the Battle of Panipat, it was fought between the invading armies of the first Mughal Emperor Babur and the Rajput forces led by Rana Sanga of Mewar.
• The Battle of Sammel, also known as the Battle of Giri-Sumel, took place in 1544 near the villages of Giri and Sumel in the Jaitaran sub-division of the Pali district of Rajasthan between the Afghan Sur Dynasty led by Sher Shah Suri and the Rathore army led by Rao Maldeo Rathore's commanders Jaita and Kumba.
• The Battle of Haldighati was fought on June 18, 1576, between the Mughal emperor Akbar's army, led by Man Singh I of Amber, and horsemen and archers supporting the Rana of Mewar, Maharana Pratap.