Siege of Gwalior (1232)

The Conquest of Gwalior was the military confrontation between the Delhi sultanate and the Parihar Rajputs.^[1]

Conquest of Gwalior
Fort of Gwalior
Date 1231-1232 AD Location Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh 26.2303°N 78.1689°E / 26.2303; 78.1689 Result Mamluk victory
Belligerents
Mamluk dynasty	Parihar Rajput
Commanders and leaders
Iltutmish	Malayavarma deva
Gwalior Location of the battle of Gwalior

Siege

Iltutmish laid siege to the Gwalior fort, which was under the command of Malayavarma Deva.^[2] The siege continued for eleven months, but in the end, Malayavarma surrendered to Iltutmish, and fled away in the night.^[3][4][5] Thus, the Gwalior came under Iltutmish rule after the eleven months had passed.

It is said that when Iltutmish entered the fort after capturing it, he killed 700 Hindus who were still present in the fort, and many of the women committed jauhar.^[6][7]