timelines of the battles in Udaipur
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Battle of Udaipur & Aravalli Hills
The Rathores of Jodhpur forged an alliance with
the neighbouring Rajput state of Mewar (Sisodia
clan). Maharana Raj Singh of Mewar withdrew his
army to the western portion of his kingdom,
marked by the rugged Aravalli hills and secured by
numerous hill-forts.
Aurangzeb attacked the capital of Mewar,
Udaipur. However, Rana Raj Singh safely escorted
the citizens to the aravalli hills but 63 temples in
and around Udaipur were plundered and
Aurangzeb's general Taj Khan burned down many
villages. The Mughal army was eventually starved
out of Mewar because of the scorched earth
techniques and guerrilla warfare used by the
Rana
In the second half of 1680, after several months of
such setbacks, Aurangzeb decided on an all-out
offensive. Niccolao Manucci, an Italian gunner in
the Mughal army, says: "for this campaign,
Aurangzeb put in pledge the whole of his
kingdom." Aurangzeb called prince Albert from
Bengal province, Azim from Kabul & Mauzum
from
Deccan.
With
this formidable army
Aurangzeb entered
Mewar and
obtained
Chittorgarh, Mandalgarh, Mandsaur without
much difficulty.
Rana Raj Singh, assisted by his son Jai Singh,
prepared for defence in passes of Girwa.
Aurangzeb marched til Debari but instead of
enetering the valley through narrow George,
halted and sent 50,000 men under prince Akbar
directly to capital Udaipur. However, soon prince
Akbar was cutoff from Aurangzeb's main army and
he was forced to retreat. The Mughals lost their
artillery effectiveness while being dragged around
the rugged hills and the Rajputs under Durgadas
Rathore and Rana Raj Singh defeated both Azim &
Muazzam.