Battle of Bhutala
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| Battle of Bhutala | |||||||
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| Part of Mewar-Delhi Sultanate Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Chahamanas of Jalore |
Delhi sultanate | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Jaitrasimha Viradhavala Dharavarsa Udai Simha | Iltutmish | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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The Battle of Bhutala took place in modern-day
Background
After the defeat of Chahamanas of Shakhambhari in 1192, invaders regularly tried to annex portions of Rajasthan.[3] After consolidating the position in Delhi, Iltutmish attacked Mewar during his invasion on Gujarat.[4]
Battle
The Muslim army invaded
A summary of its 3rd Act is as below
King Viradhaval of Gujrat while talking with his minister that Jaitrasingh, the king of Mewar, had a hostile attitude towards him, as he felt very much proud of the strength of his arms. In the meanwhile, one of his spies entered and informed of what had happened at Nagada. ‘He related a vivid picture as to how the city was burnt and most of the citizens fled, being terrified, while others committed suicide. He added that he consoled the terrified people by declaring that Viradhaval had reached with his full army, He concluded that when the news reached the Turushka invaders they left the field in confusion.[5] The latter part of the story may be regarded as an exaggerated one, as the author has eulogised his generous patron Viradhaval.[6] An account of this invasion is also preserved in the Chirawa inscription 1273 A.D.[6][2] According to it some Sultan invaded Nagada and devastated the city. A furious battle ensued at Bhutala near Nagada wherein Talaraksha Yograj's eldest son Pemraj was killed. ‘The Ghaghasa inscription of 1265 A.D.and Chirawa inscription elucidate that even the Sultan could not humble down the pride of Jaitrasingh.[7] This makes us almost certain that after some preliminary reverses Jaitra Singh encountered the Sultan's forces and offered such a tough fight that the enemy at last gave way and was put to flight. The Abu stone inscription adds that he was the sage Agastya for the ocean like armies of the Turaskas.[7][8]
Aftermath
After the destruction of Nagada,
References
- ^ Somani, Ram Vallabh (1976). History of Mewar: from earliest times to 1751 A.D. C.L. Ranka, Jaipur. p. 81.
- ^ a b Srivastav Ashoka .k (1981). Khalji Sultans In Rajasthan. p. 8.
- ^ Srivastav Ashoka .k (1981). Khalji Sultans In Rajasthan. p. 1.
- ^ Somani, Ram Vallabh (1976). History of Mewar: from earliest times to 1751 A.D. C.L. Ranka, Jaipur. pp. 81, 82.
- ^ BANERJEE, ANIL CHANDRA (1958). MEDIEVAL STUDIES. A. MUKHARJEE AND COMPANY , CALCUTTA. p. 28.
- ^ a b Somani, Ram Vallabh (1976). History of Mewar: from earliest times to 1751 A.D. C.L. Ranka, Jaipur. p. 82.
- ^ JSTOR 44303995.
- ^ S. Ramakrishnan (2001). History and Culture of the Indian People, Volume 05, The Struggle For Empire. Public Resource. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. p. 134.