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Battle of Khajwa

5 Jan 1659 · 26.05° N, 80.52° E

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5 Jan 1659
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
26.05° N, 80.52° E
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1659 battle

Battle of Khajwa

1659 battle in Mughal war of succession

The Battle of Khajuha was fought on January 5, 1659, between the newly crowned Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb and Shah Shuja who also declared himself Mughal Emperor in Bengal. Shuja's army rested by the tank of Khajwa, about 30 miles to the west of Fatehpur- Haswa in'the Allahabad District, between the Ganges and the Jumna.

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