New Post..ACTUAL Struggle btw Mughal-Rajput Forces | Battle of Chittor

Hi All,

Made a New Post, the 4th in Chittor Battle series..

In the previous post in the Chittor Battle Series, we read about the battles which happened BEFORE the main Battle of Chittor, i.e., the 'Saka' in February 1568. Mewar was a big state. We saw that, along with Chittor, which was the capital of Mewar, the other regions which faced (simultaneous) attacks were - Mandalgarh, Udaipur, Kumbhalgarh, Rampur, Bijolia, etc.

Now that the detailed background of this war is clear, let's discuss one of the most awaited events in which almost all of you had expressed interest. Many of you wanted to know how this battle was ACTUALLY fought and how the two sides engaged in combat for 5 months before the ultimate 'annihilation'.

In the part-5 post, which will come after this, that will be about the events following the fall of the commander of Chittor - Jaimal and the consequent Jauhar and Saka conducted by the Rajput women and defenders of the Fort of Chittor.

In this post, i am giving a detailed description of the course of the Battle of Chittor. This is part-4 in the series.This includes all the events BEFORE the Jauhar and Saka in Chittor.

It is interesting to know that a LOT of gunpowder was used in this battle. For example : On the night of 17th December 1567, more than 7500 Kilograms of gunpowder was set to fire to explode the walls of Chittor Fort.!!!


Link to that Post is here ->

ACTUAL Struggle between Mughal - Rajput Forces - Course of War Before the Jauhar and Saka | Battle of Chittor Part-4 | With explained Portraits from Akbarnama



From all the accounts, it can be seen that the battle of Chittor was long and hard.

Both the sides fought with a single-minded determination to win the battle at any cost.

For the Rajputs, it was a do-or-die battle to save the fort and the honor of Mewar.

For the Mughals, it was both a Holy War / Jehad (as per Abu'l Fazl and a bitter farman of Emperor Akbar to be posted in coming posts) . Also, it was an opportunity to capture entire Rajputana and bring it under Mughal sovereignty.

The description of this war is nothing short of reading an action novel, where the soldiers engaged in heroic struggle for 5-6 months.!!

Other Posts in this Series

Here are the links to the previous parts of the Chittor Battle Series.

1. Why did Akbar attack Chittor ? | Part-1

2. Preparation of Rajputs - Battle of Chittor | Part-2

3. Battles BEFORE the Battle of Chittor - At Kumbhalgarh, Rampur, Udaipur, Mandalgarh | Part-3

History of Jaimal and Patta | HEROes of the 3rd Siege of Chittor

Would like to hear your views.. Do post, after going through the post..

Thanks for sharing this valuable information abhay!😊 You are really a history encyclopedia in yourself.👏I wonder where you get all that info from!😳
I really hope that cv's had shown us something good and real in the show instead of these stupid tracks where pratap is still in chittor😕,he went to akbar's tent to kill him in the night(now,that is not become to a true kshatriya like him😲) and now this pratap-khetu track.😡🤢.
You know,it is better to read your posts and blog,then to watch the show.😃😉

Abhay, thanks so much for this. Before I even move on into the post discussion, a BIG REQUEST.

Could you please post Chittor war history facts in Sony TV MP Facebook so that everyone including the channel knows history and to what extent it is belittled today?

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Your posts are so informative! It's a pleasure to know so much!
I'm happy that we do get to know so many historical facts from you which the CVs are not even going to show...
I hope they get back to some reality now..
Please keep updating us with more information about the REAL stuff that happened as I have NO hopes from the CVs
Thank you

Originally posted by: RadhikaS0

Abhay

I am left speechless by this post. The accounts you have brought to our notice highlight both the valour of the Rajputs and the strategies resorted to by the Mughals to defeat them.

I have rarely seen such "forced" admiration for the prowess of the enemy as mentioned in the Mughal chronicles here. And what fighting spirit the defenders showed! They remind me of the Charge of the Light Brigade who knew they were doomed to die but fought to the last man nevertheless.

Even though the royal family was not present in the fort, the two worthy commanders of the Rajputs never let this fact hinder their stiff resistance to the Mughals. Such a small band of gallant soldiers stood up to the mighty Mughal army for 6 months and, in the end, had to be blown up and massacred for the Mughals to take over what remained of the fort. Can this really be termed a victory of the Mughals?

Akbar is termed Great and I have immense admiration for this far-sighted emperor who brought in some great reforms in his time. Yet, the greatest of men have their dark spots and Chittor can be termed the blemish on the nobility of Akbar.

Understanding Chittor is the key to understanding Akbar. What drove this man to term himself a ghazi and launch a battle to propagate his religion with such zealousness and then what made him promote sulh-i-kul later on?

At this moment though, I just wish to salute the spirit of the Rajputs for being willing to die rather than bend in front of the enemy, even though the enemy was the most powerful Emperor at the time. As long as Akbar's history is recounted, the Battle of Chittor will be told too and people will remember the martyrdom of the people of Chittorgarh much more than the victory of the Mughals.

Radhika,

Thanks for these views. I completely agree especially with the "forced admiration" part. I have seen this phenomena in the writings of Abu'l Fazl. While he is called quite moderate and a liberal, but i was taken aback when i saw his writings which show a strong hostility to the defenders of the fort of Chittor. Even Badayuni paid good reverence in comparison.

Akbar's policy of Sulh-i-Kul reached a conclusion after a long time in his reign. Anyways, a lot of things are still to be read about this war. After reading all of them in coming posts, let us do the assessment of this war. :)

The battle was very strongly contested. No doubt about that and the valour of the involved soldiers.

Originally posted by: crazy-for-praja

Thanks for sharing this valuable information abhay!😊 You are really a history encyclopedia in yourself.👏I wonder where you get all that info from!😳
I really hope that cv's had shown us something good and real in the show instead of these stupid tracks where pratap is still in chittor😕,he went to akbar's tent to kill him in the night(now,that is not become to a true kshatriya like him😲) and now this pratap-khetu track.😡🤢.
You know,it is better to read your posts and blog,then to watch the show.😃😉

Thanks Ramya. More than any TV show or anything else, we should prefer reading about them. I agree about that bit, relating to the ideals of a Kshtriya.

Anyhow, if we read these posts we can go get some co-relation with the Natkiya Rupanter of CVs. Like the destruction of the Mughal camp with that gunpowder.

Pratap_khetu track ended today it seems. :)

Originally posted by: Kaana

Abhay, thanks so much for this. Before I even move on into the post discussion, a BIG REQUEST.

Could you please post Chittor war history facts in Sony TV MP Facebook so that everyone including the channel knows history and to what extent it is belittled today?

Kaana,
Will wait for your views on the post.
Sure, I will post this info on the FB Page also.

Originally posted by: Natasha_1234

Your posts are so informative! It's a pleasure to know so much!
I'm happy that we do get to know so many historical facts from you which the CVs are not even going to show...
I hope they get back to some reality now..
Please keep updating us with more information about the REAL stuff that happened as I have NO hopes from the CVs
Thank you

You're welcome Natasha.
Hope the CVs focus on the history more strictly . :)