Akbar shoots the Rajput hero Jaimal at the siege of Chitor, 1568from the AkbarnamaA larger image image of Akbar shoots Jaimal at the siege of Chitor, 1568, Akbarnama. The fall of the Rajasthani fortress of Chitor in 1568, when the Mughal army succeeded in approaching the ramparts by constructing covered defences. As Akbar surveyed the battle one evening, he took aim with matchlock Sangram, at a figure in the fort whose studded coat indicated that he was a leading enemy soldier. The shot killed the man, who was discovered to be the Rajput hero Jaimal. Previous: Akbarnama: 1567-The Jauhar or burning of the Rajput women during the siege of Chitor Next: Akbarnama: 1568-Bullocks dragging siege-guns up hill during the attack on Ranthambhor Fort Mughal Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers in the Akbarnama |