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| Keywords: 1573-The Battle Between the Imperial Army and Muhammad Husain Mirza near Ahmadabad-Akbarnama.jpg A battle between the Mughals and Muhammad Husain Mirza near Ahmadabad in north-west India in 1573 during the long and ultimately successful Mughal campaign to conquer the territory of Gujarat Those bearing the title Mirza were like the Mughal royal family descended from Timur the Central Asian ruler who had briefly conquered Hindustan as the northern regions of South Asia were known in 1398 As a result Hindustan was later seen as a legitimate target for conquest by members of the different branches of the family During the reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar r 1556 “1605 battles between Mughal forces and various Mirzas frequently took place as each tried to seize control of a particular region The title Mirza is a contraction of the Persian ˜Amirzadeh ™ meaning ˜born of the amir ™ that is Timur Here Muhammad Husain Mirza had taken advantage of Akbar ™s departure from Gujarat to try to seize the region and Mughal forces had been despatched to prevent this circa 1590 -95 Institution Victoria and Albert Museum object history credit line accession number Akbarnama http //collections vam ac uk/item/O9511/painting-the-battle-between-the-imperial/ PD-Art Uploaded with UploadWizard Military history of the Mughal Empire Akbarnama | ||||
