Battle of Madarpur


Battle of Madarpur was a battle fought between a small army of Bhumihar zamindars and the Mughal Empire of India, in 1528 CE. The Mughals were led by Babur. The zamindars, of Bhrigu gotra, were from Madarpur, a place in present-day Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. The zamindars were defeated and massacred; the survivors migrated to other places in present-day Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.[1]

References
  1. सैयद वंश व मुगलकालीन खंडहरों के ध्वंसावशेष
  • Acharya Hazari Prasad Dwivedi Rachnawali, Rajkamal Prakashan, Delhi.
  • Bibha Jha's Ph.D thesis Bhumihar Brahmins: A Sociological Study submitted to the Patna University.
  • People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Two edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 718 to 724 Manohar Publications.
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