Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Akbar

Battles of Akbar

the third and greatest Mughal emperor from 1556 to 1605, 1542 to 1605

Akbar is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas between 1556 and 1576: 5 battles and 2 sieges across 2 present-day countries, most in India (6), Bangladesh (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,764 km apart end to end, 461 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Mughal Empire (3).

Battle of ThanesarMughal invasion of BengalBattle of PanipatSiege of ChittorgarhSiege of RanthamboreBattle of TukaroiBattle of Raj MahalBattle of PanipatSiege of ChittorgarhSiege of RanthamboreBattle of TukaroiBattle of Raj MahalNew DelhiDhakaAhmedabadSuratKanpurJaipurNagpurPatnaBhopalMultan500 km25.971N, 81.689E
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1556: 1 engagements1567: 2 engagements2 in 15671568: 1 engagements1572: 1 engagements1575: 1 engagements1576: 1 engagements15561576
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Panipat, 1556Battle of Thanesar, 1567Siege of Chittorgarh, 1567Siege of Ranthambore, 1568Mughal invasion of Bengal, 1572Battle of Tukaroi, 1575Battle of Raj Mahal, 157615561576
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
5 November 1556Battle of PanipatPanipat, IndiaMughal Empire victory
1567Battle of ThanesarThanesar, India66 km NMughal victory
20 October 1567Siege of ChittorgarhChittorgarh Fort, India605 km SMughal victory
8 February 1568Siege of RanthamboreRanthambore Fort, India221 km NESigning of the Mughal–Bundi treaty
1572Mughal invasion of BengalBengal, Bangladesh1,257 km EMughal victoryFall of Bengal SultanateFall of Bhulua...
3 March 1575Battle of TukaroiIndia269 km SWMughal victory; Treaty of Katak
1576Battle of Raj MahalRajmahal, India347 km NMughal victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, 1605 artist, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.