Battle of Singoli
1336 battle between Mewar kingdom and Delhi sultanate / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Singoli (1336 CE) was fought between the forces of Mewar, led by Hammir Singh, and the Tughlaq forces, led by a commander of Muhammad Bin Tughlaq, at Singoli, in present-day Madhya Pradesh, India.[1]
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Kingdom of Mewar | Delhi Sultanate | ||||||||
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Hammir Singh | Muhammad bin Tughluq (POW) | ||||||||
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 Muhammad 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.[1][2] The above narrative is according to Rajput Chronicles. According to Rima Hooja and Majumdar, they states that the defeat and the imprisonment of the Sultan cannot be regarded as true.However A 1438 Jain temple inscription attest that Rana Hammir Singh forces defeated a Muslim army; This Sultanate army could have led by some generals and not Tughlaq himself.[1][2]