Battle of Chausa

Battle of Chausa
Date26 June 1539
LocationChausa (in present-day Bihar, India)
Result Decisive Sur victory
Belligerents
Humayun Sher Shah Suri
Strength
10,000 5,000

The Battle of Chausa was a notable military engagement between the Mughal emperor, Humayun, and the Afghan, Sher Shah Suri. It was fought on 26 June 1539 at Chausa, 10 miles southwest of Buxar in modern-day Bihar, India. Sher Shah was victorious and crowned himself Farīd al-Dīn Shēr Shah.[1][2]

See also

Battle of Sirhind (1555)

References

  1. ↑ "Sher Shah of Sur: Indian emperor". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "India - The Mughal Empire, 1526-1761". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2 August 2016.

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