Mughal conquest of Gujarat

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The Mughal conquest of Gujarat was Emperor Akbar’s late-16th-century military campaign that brought the wealthy western Indian region of Gujarat under Mughal control, significantly expanding and consolidating the empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mughal expansion ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
belligerent Gujarat Sultanate ⓘ
Mughal Empire ⓘ
chronology occurred after Akbar’s campaigns in Malwa ⓘ
preceded Mughal campaigns in Bengal ⓘ
commandedBy Akbar ⓘ
Bairam Khan ⓘ
Khan-i-Khanan ⓘ
Mirza Aziz Koka ⓘ
conflictType land and siege warfare ⓘ
consequence annexation of Gujarat by the Mughal Empire ⓘ
control of major ports such as Surat ⓘ
end of effective independence of the Gujarat Sultanate ⓘ
expansion of Mughal Empire to the Arabian Sea coast ⓘ
increased Mughal revenues from maritime trade ⓘ
strategic access to Red Sea and Persian Gulf trade routes ⓘ
country India ⓘ
documentedBy Abu’l-Fazl ibn Mubarak ⓘ
documentedIn Akbarnama ⓘ
economicContext competition for control of Indian Ocean trade ⓘ
endTime 1573 ⓘ
era 16th century ⓘ
early Mughal period ⓘ
followedBy Mughal consolidation of Gujarat ⓘ
appointment of Mughal governors in Gujarat ⓘ
foughtBy Mughal Empire ⓘ
hasPart Battle of Sarnal ⓘ
Siege of Surat (1573) ⓘ
capture of Ahmedabad (1573) ⓘ
location Gujarat ⓘ
western India ⓘ
opposedBy Sultanate of Gujarat ⓘ
linked to: Gujarat Sultanate
opposedByLeader Muzaffar Shah III ⓘ
nobles of the Gujarat Sultanate ⓘ
partOf Mughal–Gujarat conflicts ⓘ
reign of Akbar ⓘ
politicalContext Akbar’s policy of imperial expansion and centralization ⓘ
relatedTo Akbarnama ⓘ
religiousContext took place in a predominantly Muslim-ruled region with large Hindu population ⓘ
result Mughal victory ⓘ
significance brought a wealthy commercial region under Mughal control ⓘ
major step in territorial consolidation of the Mughal Empire ⓘ
strengthened Akbar’s authority over western India ⓘ
startTime 1572 ⓘ

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Buland Darwaza → dedicatedToEvent → Mughal conquest of Gujarat ⓘ