Arrange the following battles of the Mughal period in chronological order- 1. Battle of Ghaghra 2. Battle of Khanwa 3. Battle of Chausa 4. Battle of Samugarh
Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2008
A. 2, 1, 3 and 4
B. 1, 3, 2 and 4
C. 3, 2, 1 and 4
D. 2, 3, 1 and 4
Answer: 2, 1, 3 and 4
Option a is the correct answer
The Correct Answer is 2, 1, 3, 4 The Battle of Khanwa was a decisive engagement between the Mughal forces under Babur and the Rajput alliance under Rana Sanga of Mewar. The battle was fought on 16 March 1527.
The Battle of Ghaghra, fought in 1529, was a major battle for the conquest of India by the Mughal Empire. It followed the first Battle of Panipat in 1526 and the Battle of Khanwa in 1527. It was fought between Mughal forces under Babur against the Sultanate of Bengal under Sultan Nusrat Shah. The Battle of Chausa was fought between Mughal Emperor Humayun and Sher Shah Suri (Sher Khan). The battle took place on June 26, 1539. Battle of Samugarh (May 29, 1658), decisive struggle in a contest for the throne between the sons of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan after the emperor's serious illness in September 1657. The battle was fought between the princes Aurangzeb and Murad Bakhsh, third and fourth sons of the emperor, on the one side, and the eldest son and heir apparent, Dara Shikoh, on the other