Battle of Sirhind (1555)

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

Battle of Sirhind
Part of Humayun
Date June 22, 1555 Location Sirhind Result Decisive Mughal victory. Re-establishment of the Mughal empire.
Belligerents
Mughal Empire	Suri Empire
Commanders and leaders
Humayun Bairam Khan Afghan Mughal Loyalists	Sikandar Shah Suri
Strength
100,000	80,000[1]
Casualties and losses
unknown	unknown

Battle

After the death of Islam Shah Suri, the Suri Empire was 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 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 northern Punjab. The victorious Mughals marched to Delhi and occupied it and reestablished their empire in India.

See also

• Battles of Sirhind (disambiguation)

References

1. Majumdar, R.C. (ed.) (2007). The Mughal Empire, Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, ISBN 81-7276-407-3, pp.94–6