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Battle of Sahawa(1490)

Engagement of 1490 between Bikaner forces and Delhi Sultanate troops under Sarang Khan, governor of Hisar. Rawat Kandhal, Rao Bika's uncle and chief lieutenant, was killed.

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What you need to know

  • Fought in 1490 at Sahawa, in the northern part of the emerging Bikaner state
  • Bikaner forces engaged Delhi Sultanate troops under Sarang Khan, governor of Hisar
  • Rawat Kandhal, Rao Bika's uncle and principal military commander, was killed
  • Marked the point at which Bikaner's expansion became a frontier concern for Delhi
  • Fought during the Lodi period of the Delhi Sultanate

    • Participants

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      Commander, Bikaner forces

      Rao Bika of Bikaner

      51 yrs at this event

      Commander, Bikaner forces

      51 yrs at event

      Rao Bika of Bikaner

      Founder of Bikaner State and of the city of Bikaner. Son of Rao Jodha of Marwar; rode out of Jodhpur in 1465 and built a kingdom of 40,000 square miles in the Jangaldesh desert.

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      Bikaner (Rathor Kingdom)

      Bikaner (Rathor Kingdom)

      Rathor Rajput kingdom of the Thar desert. Watan-jagir vassal of the Mughals from 1570 under Rai Singh.

    • Delhi Sultanate

      Delhi Sultanate

      Delhi Sultanate

      Turko-Afghan Muslim empire ruling North India for three centuries.

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    Facts at a glance
    Start
    1490
    End
    1490
    Tags
    Bikaner, battle, Rao Bika, Rawat Kandhal, Delhi Sultanate, Lodi, 1490

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    1490
    End
    1490
    Tags
    Bikaner, battle, Rao Bika, Rawat Kandhal, Delhi Sultanate, Lodi, 1490

    Significance · REGIONAL

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