The Rana branch of the Guhilas, following their successful recovery of the Rajput stronghold of Chittorgarh and the entire region of Mewar alongside Rajputana after the Battle of Singoli,[2] embarked on an ambitious expansion at the cost of their neighbouring kingdoms.

On the other side, with the invasion of Timur, the Delhi Sultanate grew weak and many of its provinces gained independence which included Malwa, adjacent to Mewar.

[7] The Kingdom of Mewar rose to prominence between the 14th and 16th centuries after the battle of SIngoli and took Mahmud (might be identified with Sultan Mohommad Bin Tuqlaq) prisoner.

[8][9] After the fall of the Parmara Kingdom in 1305 against the Delhi Sultanate, Malwa was annexed and controlled by the latter, until the invasion of Mongol Conqueror Timur.

[4] The conflict was further carried out by Rana Kumbha in 1437 at the decisive clash of Sarangpur, where he not only secured victory over the Malwa army but also took Sultan Mahmud Khalji as a prisoner for six months.

[16] However, Sultan's ambitions were thwarted when he encountered setbacks during the Battle of Mandalgarh in 1473, resulting in the loss of Sheopur [17] Ajmer too was later conquered by Kunwar Prithviraja, a son of Raimal.

This led to the historic Battle of Gagron in 1519, a conflict that resulted in the Sultan's complete annihilation and capture, and the near-total loss of his Malwa territory.