Battle of Madarpur explained

Conflict:Battle of Madarpur,
Date:1528
Place:Kanpur, India
Result:Babur Army conquered the Doab region
Territory:Babur Army able to capture the area
Commander1:Maharaja Dham Dev Singh Misir, Maharaja Kam Dev Misir
Commander2:Mir Baqi, Army General of Mughal emperor Babur
Strength1:20,000 strength of Brahmans with royal priest vijaypur sikri
Strength2:40,000 to 50,000

20,000 horsemenUnknown number of foot musketeers, Swivel guns, mortarsUnknown number of Indian allies

Casualties1:7,000 Brahman soldiers were martyred in battlefield . Heavy loss
Casualties2:23,000 soilider were killed heavy loss

Battle of Madarpur was fought between a small army of brothers Maharaja Kam Dev Misir, Dhām Dév Singh Misir and Vikram Pratap Dev Singh Misir, the brothers were Kanyakubja Brahmin by caste and Babur's Mughal commander Mir Baqi in 1528. The Mughals Army faced heavy casualties; the survivors migrated to other places in present-day Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Rao Kam Dev Singh Misra died in Reotipur while Dham Dev shifted to Gahmar, rest of the clan migrated to Bihar.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ansari, Saiyad Hasan . Evolution and Spatial Organization of Clan Settlements, A Case Study of Middle Ganga Valley. 101,103,193. 1986 . Concept publishing company. en.