Battle of Chanderi

The Battle of Chanderi took place in the aftermath of the Battle of Khanwa in which the Mughal Emperor Babur had defeated a confederacy of Rajputs and Afghans which was headed by Rana Sanga of Mewar. On receiving news that Rana Sanga had renewed war preparations to renew the conflict with him, Babur decided to isolate the Rana by inflicting a military defeat on one of his staunchest allies Medini Rai Khangar who was the ruler of Malwa.

Consequently, in December 1527, taking a circumlocutious route Babur marched to the fortress of Chanderi in Malwa. Upon reaching Chanderi, on 20 January 1528, Babur offered Shamsabad to Medini Rao in exchange for Chanderi as a peace overture, but the offer was rejected by Rao.

Medini Rai organized the Jauhar ceremony during which women and children within the fortress commit suicide in fear of Mughal army. A small number of soldiers also collected in Medini Rao's house and proceeded to slay each other in collective suicide.

Medini Rai was given a chance to surrender but chose to die and remain loyal to the Rana till his death.


Sources :
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medini_Rai
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chanderi