Battle of Sirhind (1555)

The Battle of Sirhind was fought between the Mughal Empire and the Suri Empire in 1555.

Battle of Sirhind (1555)
Part of Humayun
DateJune 22, 1555
Location
Sirhind
Result

Mughal victory

Belligerents
Mughal Empire Suri Empire
Commanders and leaders
Humayun
Bairam Khan
Mir Chakar Rind		 Sikandar Shah Suri
Strength
200,000_250,000[1] 80,000[2]
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

Battle

After the death of Islam Shah Suri, the Suri Empire had erupted in a civil war where various contenders to the throne fought each other for supremacy. Sikandar Shah Suri was occupied with his struggle against Ibrahim Shah Suri when Humayun mobilized an army from Kabul. He captured Rohtas Fort and Lahore in February 1555. Another detachment of his forces captured Dipalpur and Jalandhar. Their advanced division proceeded towards Sirhind. Sikandar sent a force of 30,000 to intercept them but they were defeated by the Mughal Army in the Battle of Machhiwara and Sirhind was occupied by the Mughals.

Sikandar led an army of 80,000 and met the Mughals at Sirhind. On June 22, 1555 they met in battle. Humayun and Bairam Khan carried out a daring raid in a rainstorm like Sher Shah Suri had done at the Battle of Chausa to defeat Humayun. Sikandar was defeated by the Mughal Army and was compelled to retreat to the Sivalik Hills in northeastern Punjab. The victorious Mughals marched to Delhi, occupied it and reestablished their empire in India.

See also

References
  1. Begum, Gulbadan (1902). The History of Humāyūn (Humāyūn-nāmah). Royal Asiatic Society. p. 260.
  2. Majumdar, R.C. (ed.) (2007). The Mughal Empire, Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, ISBN 81-7276-407-3, pp.94–6
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