Hakim Khan Suri

Hakim Khan Suri
Born16th century
Delhi (attributed)
Died18 June 1576
Haldighati, Kingdom of Mewar (present-day Rajasthan, India)
Buried
Khamnor/Rakht Talai, near Haldighati
AllegianceKingdom of Mewar
BranchAfghan contingent in Mewar service
Service yearsfl. 1576
RankCommander
CommandsVanguard of Maharana Pratap’s army
Known forParticipation in the Mughal–Mewar conflict (1576)
ConflictsBattle of Haldighati  †
RelationsAssociated with the Sur dynasty

Hakim Khan Suri (died 18 June 1576) was a military commander associated with the Sur dynasty who fought on the side of Maharana Pratap of Mewar against the Mughal Empire. He commanded an Afghan contingent in the vanguard of Pratap’s forces during the Battle of Haldighati, fought on 18 June 1576 in the Aravalli region of present-day Rajasthan.

The battle took place after diplomatic efforts by Mughal emperor Akbar to secure Pratap’s submission failed, leading to a military confrontation between the Mughal army under Man Singh I of Amber and the forces of Mewar. Although the Mughals secured the battlefield, Maharana Pratap continued his resistance through guerrilla warfare. Hakim Khan Suri was killed in the fighting and is remembered in regional tradition as a commander who fought alongside Pratap.

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