Battle of Dharmat | |||||||
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Part of Mughal war of succession (1658–1659) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Aurangzeb's Forces | Dara Shikoh's forces | ||||||
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Strength | |||||||
30,000 [1] |
22,272 armymen along with cavalry 266 Mansabdārs [1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
7000 Horsemen | At least 6000 Rajputs (as computed by Jadunath Sarkar)[3][4] |
The battle of Dharmat was fought during the Mughal war of succession (1658–1659) by Aurangzeb against Jaswant Singh Rathore who was allied with the Mughal prince Dara Shikoh. The battle was fought on the open plain of Dharmat on the hot Summer day of 15 April 1658 in which Aurangzeb won a decisive victory due to advantage in artillery and tactics.[5][6]
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