At the Battle of Tukaroi in 1575, Mughal Emperor Akbar defeats the Bengali army.
The Mughal army marched into the capital of Bengal, Tanda (near Gaur), and Daud withdrew to Odisha. He had gathered a host. The action was forced on Munim Khan who was compelled to engage before he was ready when the Bengalis unexpectedly went on the offensive at dawn. In the early stages of the field battle the Mughal commander received several severe wounds and was knocked out and victory seemed assured to the Bengali army. But Akbar now commanded a flanking attack later in the day. The cavalry on both sides fought valiantly and but the attack from the Mughal cavalry decimated the Bengali cavalry, who fell back. Eventually the untimely death of Daud's general in the melee Gujar Khan caused the tides to change sides and br
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