What the records say
- When
- 8 Feb 1568 – 21 Mar 1568
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 26.02° N, 76.45° E
- Description
- 1568 siege in which the Mughal emperor Akbar defeated Surjan Hada
Siege of Ranthambore (1568)
Part of the Mughal-Rajput Wars
In the siege of Ranthambore, on 8 February 1568, Akbar led a massive Mughal Army of over 50,000 men and besieged Ranthambore Fort. Akbar had become emboldened after his victories at the Battle of Thanesar and the siege of Chittorgarh and only Ranthambore Fort remained unconquered.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Осада Рантхамбора могольской армией (70 000 чел.) под предводительством императора Акбара”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “حصار رنثنبور في الفترة ما بين 8 فبراير و21 مارس”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page