siege, early modern

Siege of Sambhal

Name: Siege of Sambhal
Location: Sambhal, India

Siege of Sambhal was a siege conducted in 1526 at Sambhal, in what is now India. It was part of Mughal Empire. The recorded result: Mughal victory. Recorded strength: ~150 against Larger.

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Fought1526

WhereSambhal, India28.580N, 78.550E

OutcomeMughal victory

Belligerentsborder|22px Mughal EmpireagainstWestern Afghan confederates

Casualties and lossesHeavyandHigh

Part ofMughal Empire

Where it sits in Mughal Empire

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Record

Date	1526 (year precision)
Place	Sambhal, India 28.580N, 78.550E
Kind	Siege, early modern
Territorial change	Sambhal annexed into Mughal Empire
Strength	~150	Larger
Casualties and losses	Heavy	High
Commanders	Bairam Khan Hindal Mirza

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Amroha 1305, 37 km N
Siege of Aligarh 1803, 90 km SW
Battle of Delhi 1803, 127 km W
Battle of Kili 1299, 129 km W
Mongol invasion of India, 1303 1303, 129 km W

In the same war

After: Battle of Panipat 1 May 1526
All 7 engagements of Mughal Empire

Elsewhere in 1526

Siege of Sambhal is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 376 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7510369, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Sambhal, revision 1376324488, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.