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
- 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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