A Quick recheck on the facts & outcomes of Haldighati Battle, to clear out the confusion:

80,000 Mughal forces Fought 20,000 Mewaris.
Left Flank of Mughal Army fled the battlefield for 12 miles, first in 20 yrs since defeat of Tardi Beg
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Mughal Army attacked with the motive of subduing Mewar/capturing Maharana/defeat the spirit of Mewar, and they could get nothing.

Maharana didn't inherit Mewar, but just few forts and some land in hilly areas, most of the Mewar was already Lost in Siege of Chittor in 1567.
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Even after the Battle of Haldighati, Maharana still ruled the areas and have documentary evidence to provide that he issued land grants for the fighters of Haldighati.

Generals of Mughal Army were banished from Mughal courts for 6 months after this battle.

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Interestingly, neither Ferishtah not Khafi Khan mentions this battle in any of their memoirs, Can any1 guess why?

Had they won, or had even slightest advance, Mughal courtiers who portrayed Akbars having supernatural powers had left a chance to demean Rajputs & praise Mughals?
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1 of the earliest known record of the war is an inscription dated 1652 in Jagdish Temple,Udaipur mentions a decisive victory for Mewar,it is to be noted that during this time Mewar was under Mughal dominance,had they been able to write a lie of such scale under Mughal Occupation?
When Badayuni left Mewar after the end of war,Mughals were so anxious of Maharana that around 300 soldiers were sent as gaurd for a petty messanger.
Gogunda was captured by Mughals For some time but that was already abandoned by Mewaris in order to limit the resources of Mughals.
So, Mughal Army was neither able to capture Maharana, nor totally annihilate Mewar, Mewari spirit or Maharana's control over his subjects.

Akbar was not pleased with the outcome of war. Mughal historians didn't mention the war due to it's outcome, still Mughals won?
How?
Moreover there has been a notion in India where one war which was lost by Indic forces is popularised and rest where they won are ignored.
Rana Sanga won 80 wars, subdued the Delhi Sultanat twice. Defeated Gujarat Sultanat thrice. But we talk of only Khanwa.
Rana Kumbha routed the Nagaur sultanat in a day, and the Nagaur sultanate vanished from the face of earth, which could have been another Bahamani in North, but not even a line is dedicated to his achievements in NCERT books.

We need serious self introspection about our history.
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