Battle of Tukaroi

Battle of Tukaroi
	Part of Mughal invasion of Bengal
	; Daud Khan receives a Kaftan from Munim Khan
Date	3 March 1575
Location	between Midnapore and Jaleswar21.973°N 87.284°E
Result	Mughal victory Treaty of Katak;
Belligerents
Mughal Empire	Bengal Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Akbar ; Munim Khan (WIA) ; Daud Khan ; Raja Todar Mal	Daud Khan Karrani ; Gujar Khan † ; Junaid Khan Karrani
Strength
200,000 troops consisting of ; 150,000 infantry ; 30,000 cavalry ; 20,000 musketeers	40,000 cavalry ; 140,000 infantry ; 20,000 guns ; 3,600 elephants ; several hundred war-boats
Casualties and losses
70,000 casualties	110,000 casualties ; 30,000 infantry and 250 cavalry fled ; All elephants killed or captured ; Rest of the army captured, of which 30% executed

The Battle of Tukaroi, also known as the Battle of Bajhaura or the Battle of Mughulmari, was fought between the Mughal Empire and the Bengal Sultanate on 3 March 1575 near the village of Tukaroi in present-day Balasore District of Odisha. It resulted in a Mughal victory and greatly weakened the Bengal Sultanate.

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