Battle of Madarpur
Battle of Madarpur was a battle fought between a small army of Bhumihar zamindars brothers named as Maharaja Kaam Dev singh , Maharaja Dhaam dev singh, Maharaja Vikram pratap dev singh and the Mughal commander Mir Baqi in 1528 AD The Mughals were led by Babur. The zamindars, of Sikarwar gotra, were from Madarpur, a place in present-day Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. The zamindars were defeated and massacred; the survivors migrated to other places in present-day Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.[1]
References
- Acharya Hazari Prasad Dwivedi Rachnawali, Rajkamal Prakashan, Delhi.
- Bibha Jha's Ph.D thesis Bhumihar Brahmins: A Sociological Study submitted to the Patna University.
- People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Two edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 718 to 724 Manohar Publications.
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