Hakim Khan Sur
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Hakim Khan Sur was Afghan
warrior and chief of artillery
of Rana Pratap, and fought with him in the Battle of Haldighati
in 1576.
The Battle of Haldighati
is widely but wrongly perceived as a hindu-muslim conflict. This is not the case. It was a war against a foreign power who had set roots in India. Both armies had a health mix of hindus and muslims. Whereas Hakim Khan Sur, the brave pathan fought for Rana Pratap, Akbar's army was commanded by the rajput king of Jaipur Man Singh.
Demography of Afghanistan
The population of Afghanistan is around 29,835,392 as of the year 2011, which is unclear if the refugees living outside the country are included or not. The nation is composed of a multi-ethnic and multi-lingual society, reflecting its location astride historic trade and invasion routes between...
warrior and chief of artillery
Artillery
Originally applied to any group of infantry primarily armed with projectile weapons, artillery has over time become limited in meaning to refer only to those engines of war that operate by projection of munitions far beyond the range of effect of personal weapons...
of Rana Pratap, and fought with him in the Battle of Haldighati
Battle of Haldighati
The Battle of Haldighati was fought between the Mughal Empire and the forces of Rajput kingdom Mewar on 18 June 1576 at Haldighati Pass which lies 44 km north of Udaipur in Rajasthan, India....
in 1576.
The Battle of Haldighati
Haldighati
Haldighati is a mountain pass in the Aravalli Range of Rajasthan in western India. It connects Rajsamand and Pali districts, 40 kilometres from Udaipur...
is widely but wrongly perceived as a hindu-muslim conflict. This is not the case. It was a war against a foreign power who had set roots in India. Both armies had a health mix of hindus and muslims. Whereas Hakim Khan Sur, the brave pathan fought for Rana Pratap, Akbar's army was commanded by the rajput king of Jaipur Man Singh.