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Rajput Conflicts in Mewar (1460s)

Type Event Region South Asia Time 1461–1470

In the 1460s Mewar under Rana Kumbha (r. 1433–1468) repeatedly clashed with Malwa, the Gujarat Sultanate, and internal rivals;…

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  1. 1461–1465Kumbhalgarh · RajasthanBetween 1461 and 1465, Rana Kumbha repelled repeated attacks from Malwa sultan Mahmud Khalji and Gujarat's Mahmud Shah from mountain forts like Kumbhalgarh, consolidating Mewar's core position in Rajputana.
  2. 1468Chittor · RajasthanAround 1468, Rana Kumbha was murdered at Chittor by his son Udai Singh I. A succession crisis erupted, with royal kin and local chiefs vying for power, and Mewar fell into short-term civil disorder.
  3. 1469–1470Mewar frontier · RajasthanBetween 1469 and 1470, Malwa and Gujarat raided border towns amid Mewar's internal turmoil. Udai Singh I struggled to stabilize the situation, but the kingdom was clearly weaker than under Kumbha, with some peripheral vassals drifting away.

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