Battle of Madarpur


Battle of Madarpur was a battle fought between a small army of Bhumihar zamindars brothers named as Maharaja Kaam Dev singh, Maharaja Dhaam dev singh, Maharaja Vikram pratap dev singh and the Mughal commander Mir Baqi in 1528 AD The Mughals were led by Babur. The zamindars, of Sikarwar 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.