Mughal conquest of Gujarat

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Mughal conquest of Gujarat
Akbar's triumphal entry into Surat, 1572, Akbarnama.
Date Early July 1572—1573 Location Gujarat Sultanate Result Mughal Victory Territorial changes Annexation of Gujarat Sultanate and Establishment of Gujarat Subah
Belligerents
Mughal Empire	Gujarat Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Akbar	Muzaffar Shah III various Gujarati nobles

The last two Gujarat Sultans, Ahmad Shah III and Mahmud Shah III, were raised to throne when they were young so the nobles were ruling the Sultanate. The nobles divided territories between themselves but soon started fighting between themselves for supremacy. One noble invited the Mughal emperor Akbar to intervene in 1572 which resulted in the conquest of Gujarat by 1573 and Gujarat becoming the province of the Mughal Empire.^{[This paragraph needs citation(s)]}