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Akbar's conquest of Gujarat (1573)

Type Event Region South Asia Time 1572–1573

From 1572 to 1573 Mughal emperor Akbar personally campaigned against the Gujarat Sultanate, capturing Ahmedabad;…

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  1. 1572Agra · Uttar PradeshAkbar led an army west from the Mughal capital Agra to conquer Gujarat, still ruled by the Muzaffar dynasty, and control the trade routes to the port of Cambay.
  2. 1573Ahmedabad · GujaratThe Mughal army besieged the Gujarat capital Ahmedabad; the garrison collapsed, Sultan Muzaffar Shah III fled the city, and the Mughals occupied it.
  3. 1573Kathiawar · GujaratThe Mughal army pursued the sultan's remnants to the Kathiawar peninsula, pacified local separatist forces, and formally incorporated Gujarat into the imperial administrative system, with ports like Cambay used for imperial trade.

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