In 1575, Akbar's forces defeated Daud Khan Karrani, the Afghan ruler of Bengal, in the Battle of:

In March 1575, Akbar's forces, led by Munim Khan and Raja Todar Mal, defeated Daud Khan Karrani, the Afghan ruler of Bengal, in the Battle of Tukaroi (Tukaroi is in the Balasore district of present-day Odisha).

About Daud Khan Karrani:

• He was the last ruler of the Karrani dynasty of Bengal, a family of Afghan chiefs.
• He refused to accept Mughal authority and attacked Mughal territory.
• Akbar personally led a campaign against him in 1574 and captured Patna.

The battle:

• The Mughal army pursued Daud Khan into Odisha.
• At Tukaroi, the Mughals won a victory after a fierce fight, though some Mughal commanders were killed.
• Daud Khan submitted and signed the Treaty of Katak (Cuttack), in which he accepted Mughal overlordship and was allowed to keep Odisha.

Later events:

• Daud Khan soon rebelled again after the death of Munim Khan.
• In July 1576, he was defeated and killed in the Battle of Rajmahal by Mughal forces under Khan Jahan Husain Quli Khan.
• This ended the Karrani dynasty, and Bengal became a Mughal province.
• However, Afghan chiefs and local landlords ("Bara Bhuiyans") continued to resist Mughal rule in Bengal for many years.

Significance:

• The conquest of Bengal gave the Mughals control over a very rich province, famous for its rice, textiles, sugar and trade.
• Bengal later became one of the most important sources of revenue for the empire.

Akbar's other conquests:

Gujarat, Kashmir, Sindh, Qandahar, Khandesh and part of Ahmadnagar.

Why not the other options?

• ✗Rajmahal was the battle in 1576 in which Daud Khan was killed.
• ✗Haldighati was fought against Maharana Pratap.
• ✗Sarnal was a battle in Gujarat (1572).