Mewar–Malwa conflicts
| Mewar–Malwa conflicts | |||||||
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Kingdom of Mewar and the Malwa and Gujarat Saltanates at their peak | |||||||
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| Kingdom of Mewar | Malwa Sultanate | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Kshetra Singh Rana Kumbha Ranmal Rana Raimal Prithviraj Sisodia Rana Sanga Medini Rai Silhadi Ratan Singh Chananji Khidiya Ajja Jhala Gajadhar Singh † |
Hoshang Shah Mahmud Khalji Ghiyas-ud-Din Shah Zafar Khan Nasir-ud-Din Shah Muzaffar Shah II Ashaf Khan Shihab-ud-Din Mahmud Shah II | ||||||
The Mewar–Malwa conflicts were a series of battles between the Kingdom of Mewar and the Sultanate of Malwa which erupted due to territorial expansion by both sides. The conflicts were fought in present-day Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. The Rana branch of the Guhilas, after their recovery of the Rajput stronghold of Chittorgarh and the region of Mewar (with Rajputana) following the Battle of Singoli, began an ambitious expansion at the cost of their neighbouring kingdoms. The Delhi Sultanate weakened with the invasion of Timur, and many of its provinces gained independence; this included Malwa, adjacent to Mewar.
The conflict began during the reigns of Rana Kshetra and Dilawar Khan Ghori in Bakrole, and was continued by Rana Kumbha and Sultan Mahmud Khalji in the Battle of Sarangpur, the siege of Gagron, and the Battle of Mandalgarh and Banas. The next rulers of Mewar and Malwa, Rana Raimal and Ghiyas-ud-Din Shah, fought the Battle of Mandalgarh. The last battles between the states were the Battle of Gagron and the Siege of Mandsaur, during the reign of Rana Sanga and Shihab-ud-Din Mahmud Shah II.