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300:, Babur wanted control of Bayana, which was an important fort to defend Agra against Sanga's advance. The fort of Bayana was under the Afghan chieftain Nizam Khan. By Babur's order, Ustad Ali Khan was given instructions to cast a monstrous cannon to bombard Bayana and other forts. Babur sent 2,500 men along with Afghans under Nizam Khan's brother Alam Khan to take the fort of Bayana, but Nizam Khan, with a numerically superior army, sallied forth from the fort and defeated the Mugal army and routed them. Since Rana Sanga was moving towards Babur, time was of the essence, and hence Babur called for the announcement of Jihad against the Rana and asked the Afghan chieftains of Bayana, 139: 173: 149: 129: 317:
and surrendered the fort to Rana. Babur sent an army under Abdul Aziz to prevent Rana from advancing, but the Mughals were defeated and scattered by the Rajputs under Rana Sanga. The defeat at Bayana further demoralised the Mughal forces and allowed Rana Sanga to safely march towards Khanwa (thirty-seven kilometres west of Agra), leading to the
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Sanga besieged the fortress of Bayana in an organized manner. Sanga divided his army in four parts and put his trusted nobles in front. An attempt by the garrison to sally forth and fight ended in the rout of the Afghans and several of their officers were killed or wounded. The besieged lost morale
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Hearing of Sanga's approach the commanders of Dholpur and Gwaliyar accepted the generous terms offered by Babur....in an effort the forestall the Rana, Babur sent a detachment to Bayana which was defeated and scattered by the Ranas forces. Baburs forces was already demoralised, hearing news of the
333:, Kandar and Bayana, the key points of central Hindustan. The short and sharp encounters that the Mughals had to face at the hands of the Rajputs on this occasion, in which they had been severely handled sent a thrill of terror and discouragement in the Mughal army." 295:
made war inevitable between the two kings. Babur's hostility towards Sanga is mentioned in his memoirs; in one instance, he accuses Rana Sanga of destroying Muslim control over 200 towns and displacing their ruling families. After his victory against the
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Historian G.N. Sharma notes that: "Though Babur and the Mughal historians have not attached much importance to the battle of Bayana, it stands out as a last great triumph in the chequered career of Rana Sanga in whose hands now lay the forts of
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From Baburs memoirs we learn that Sanga's success against the Mughal advance guard commanded by Abdul Aziz and other forces at Bayana, severely demoralised the fighting spirit of Baburs troops encamped near
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to join him in the holy war. The Afghan chieftains, along with Nizam Khan of Bayana, were intimidated by the military power of Rana Sanga and hence chose to accept Babur's overlordship.
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valour of the Rajputs and the formidable force they had collected.
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or the Siege of Bayana was a military conflict between the
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Index

Rajput
Rana Sanga
Afghan
Mughal
Abdul Aziz
Bayana
Rajput
Bayana
Rajput Forces
Rajput Confederation

Kingdom of Mewar

Kingdom of Marwar

Kingdom of Amber
Tomars of Malwa
Khanzadas of Mewat
Mughal Empire
Muslims of Bayana
Muslims of Dholpur
Afghans of Gwalior
Rana Sanga
Prithviraj Singh I
Maldev Rathore
Silhadi
Hasan Khan Mewati
Ajja Jhala
Medini Rai
Haridas Kesaria

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