According to the Union Home Minister, empires like Pandyas, Cholas, Mauryas, Guptas and Ahoms were ignored during history writing in India.
- He asked why was it that many people had heard of the Battle of Haldighati, but not many knew of the Battle of Dewair.
- Neither is victory or loss in a battle the basis of history, but the outcome of such an incident is.
About Battle of Dewair
- The First Battle of Dewair was fought between Maharana Pratap and the Mughal in 1582.
- The battle is described by British army officer and oriental scholar Lieutenant-Colonel James Tod in his book Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan.
- The Maharana attacked the Mughal stations camped at the village of Dewair.
- Behlol Khan, the Mughal Commander at Dewair, retaliated against the Mewari forces. A fierce battle followed, and Behlol Khan was brutally killed by Pratap.
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