Draft:Mewar- Gujarat Conflict

Mewar- Gujarat conflict were a series of wars between the Kingdom of Mewar and the Islamic Sultanate of Gujarat. The conflict erupted due to mutual territorial expansion. The conflict was fought in what is today the Indian states of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. The gadha Kingdom of Mewar became one of the most powerful entites of Rajputana region, when it's armies the defeated forces of Delhi sultanate at the battle of Singoli and in coming years embarked on an ambitious expansion at the cost of their neighboring kingdoms. On the other front, the invasion of Timur the Lame made Delhi Sultanate grew weak with its multiple subahs gaining independence which included Gujarat, adjacent to Mewar.

The conflict started in the reign of Rana Kshetra at the battle of Idar, followed up by Rana Kumbha and Sultan Qutubudin in the Battle of Nagaur and Gujarati Invasion of Mewar. The next rulers of Mewar and Gujarat, Rana Sanga and Sultan Muzaffar Shah II fought Battles of Idar and Seige of Mandasaur. The last battle drawn between these states were under the reign of Rana VIkramaditya and Sultan Bahadur Shah I which was Seige of Chittorgarh.

Kingdom of Mewar
The Kingdom of Mewar rose to prominence between the 14th and 16th centuries after the battle of SIngoli and took Mahmud(who might be identified with Sultan Mohommad Bin Tuqlaq) prisoner. Capturing Idar and laying its sovereignty over Badnore, Bakrole, Ajmer, Mandalgarh, Jahazpur, Hadoti, and Chappan. The Kingdom was an expanding power that was looking forward to expanding its territories on the verge of its neighbouring polities.

Gujarat Sultanate
After the fall of the Vaghela Kingdom between 1298-1304 against the Delhi Sultanate, Gujarat remained a tributary province of the latter until the invasion of central Asian nomad Timur the Lame. The first sultan of Gujarat Zaffar Khan later known as Muzzafar Shah I declared Gujarat  independent of the Delhi Sultanate and made his capital Patan .It remained independent till 1572 after which Mughals conquered it.