Why did Hakim Khan Sur fight for Rana Pratap?

As an Afghan, he viewed the Mughals as the usurpers of the throne originally held by his own Sur dynasty, making his alliance with Pratap a strategic and personal one.

Complexity of Medieval Alliances

UPSC Archival Analysis

Q: Commander of Rana Pratap's army at Haldighati?

Hakim Khan Sur was the Afghan commander of Maharana Pratap's vanguard during the Battle of Haldighati in 1576. He fought bravely against the Mughal forces led by Man Singh I.

Exam Year

2015

Evidence Source

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ID: MED_MUG_2015_157 Ref: Satish Chandra, Medieval India