Battle of Chausa took place on the fateful night of June 26th, 1539 when Sher Shah Suri (then Sher Khan) encircled the Mughal forces of Humayun only to break the backbone of Mughals at Chausa, a place in between the boundaries of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
After winning Bengal, Humayun was heading towards Agra from Bihar. However, Sher Khan had blocked his way in Bihar and so Humayun took the Grand Trunk road which was completely under the control of Sher Shah Suri. Humayun after crossing the river Ganga reached Chausa and Sher Shah too came there with his own troops.
For 3 months, Sher Shah waited to attack the vulnerable Mughal troops who were camping in between the river Ganga and Karmanasa. Sher Shah was actually waiting for the rains and so he falsely delayed his plans in the name of negotiations for peace.
On June 25th Sher Khan illusioned the Mughal army with an impression that he is going to attack a tribal chief of Bihar, and the moment Mughal troop relaxed at that night, he attacked them from all three sides. The entire Mughal army was killed. Sher Shah Suri captured Bega Begum while Humayun somehow saved his life by plunging himself into the Ganga river.
His eight year old daughter Aqiqa Sultan from Bega Begum was lost in the whole mess at Chausa while, his other two Begums - Shaad Begum and Chand Begum were presumed to be drowned. Perhaps, this is the same Chaand Begum who is the mystery element in the current track of Jodha Akbar.
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