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Battle of Sammel
The Battle of Sammel was fought in January 1544 near Sammel in Rajasthan between the army of Sher Shah Suri and the Rathore forces of Rao Maldeo of Marwar. Maldeo withdrew before the battle, but his commanders Jaita and Kumpa attacked and were killed after heavy fighting. Sher Shah won but is said to have remarked that he had nearly lost the empire for a handful of millet.
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