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Battle of Thanesar

Battle of Thanesar was a battle fought in 1567 at Thanesar, in what is now India. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Thanesar. The recorded result: Mughal victory. Recorded strength: 300 men; 2 cannons; 400 matchlocks; 75 war elephants against 7,000–9,000 Sanyasis.

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Basawan. Battle of rival ascetics. Akbarnama, ca. 1590, V&A Museum. This painting is from the Akbarnama (Book of Akbar). It is the right side of a double-page composition by Basawan, an artist at . Basawan, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1567
WhereThanesar, India29.969N, 76.825E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeMughal victory
BelligerentsMughal EmpireagainstTwo rival groups of Sanyasis

Record

Date1567 (year precision)
PlaceThanesar, India
29.969N, 76.825E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength300 men; 2 cannons; 400 matchlocks; 75 war elephants7,000–9,000 Sanyasis
Commanders
Battle of ThanesarBattle of ThanesarSecond Battle of TarainBattle of KarnalBattle of PanipatThird Battle of PanipatBattle of PanipatSecond Battle of TarainBattle of KarnalBattle of PanipatThird Battle of PanipatBattle of PanipatLudhianaMeerutChandigarhDehra DunPatialaKarnalSirsaHisar100 km29.969N, 76.825E
Placed at Thanesar; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1567

Battle of Thanesar 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 Q4872536, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Thanesar (1567), revision 1370590916, 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.