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			{{Short description\|Maratha siege of Shivneri}}
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	{{Infobox military conflict		{{Infobox military conflict
	\| conflict = ~~Battle~~ of Shivneri Fort		\| conflict = First siege of Shivneri Fort (1673)
	\| partof = [[Mughal–Maratha Wars]]		\| partof = [[Mughal–Maratha Wars]]
	\| date = 1673		\| date = 1673
	\| place = [[Shivneri Fort]]		\| place = [[Shivneri Fort]]
	\| territory =		\| territory =
	\| result = Mughal victory<ref>Rohit Pralhadrao Kale, Rajwata, Aavishkar Gad Killayacha [https://www.google.ae/books/edition/Rajwata/k8hcDwAAQBAJ?hl=ar&gbpv=1&dq=Shivneri+Shivaji+1673&pg=PT70&printsec=frontcover]</ref><ref>Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Poona (2 pts.)p. 226-7[https://www.google.ae/books/edition/Gazetteer_of_the_Bombay_Presidency_Poona/95o5AAAAIAAJ?hl=ar&gbpv=1&dq=Junnar+Shivaji+1673&pg=PA227&printsec=frontcover]</ref><ref>Milind Gunaji, Offbeat Tracks in Maharashtra, p. 70[https://www.google.ae/books/edition/Offbeat_Tracks_in_Maharashtra/KHA9SzLMj3EC?hl=ar&gbpv=1&dq=Junnar+Shivaji+1673&pg=PA70&printsec=frontcover]</ref>		\| result = Mughal victory
	\| status =		\| status =
	\| combatant1 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg\|25px]] [[Maratha ~~Empire~~]]		\| combatant1 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg\|25px]] [[Maratha Confederacy\|Marathas]]
	\| combatant2 = [[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg\|25px]][[Mughal Empire]]		\| combatant2 = [[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg\|25px]][[Mughal Empire]]
	\| commander1 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg\|25px]] [[Shivaji]]		\| commander1 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg\|25px]] [[Shivaji]]
	\| commander2 = [[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg\|25px]] Abdul Aziz Khan<br>[[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg\|25px]] [[Bahadur Khan (Moghul General)\|Bahadur Khan]]		\| commander2 = [[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg\|25px]] Abdul Aziz Khan<br>[[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg\|25px]] [[Bahadur Khan (Moghul General)\|Bahadur Khan]]
	\| strength1 = 7,000 ~~cavalry~~		\| strength1 = 25,000
	\| strength2 = Unknown		\| strength2 = Unknown
	\| casualties1 =		\| casualties1 = Heavy
	\| casualties2 = Unknown		\| casualties2 = Unknown
	\| notes =		\| notes =
			\| image = Shivneri_fort1.JPG
			\| image_size = 300
			\| alt =
			\| caption = Shivneri fort
	}}		}}
	{{Campaignbox Later Mughal-Maratha Wars}}		{{Campaignbox Later Mughal-Maratha Wars}}

	'''~~The Battle~~ of Shivneri Fort''' was a military engagement between the Mughal ~~army~~ and the Maratha ~~army~~ near Shivneri Fort; the Mughals were victorious and the Marathas were defeated.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-02-18 \|title=List of Battles fought by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj \|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/list-of-battles-fought-by-chhatrapati-shivaji-maharaj-1508150472-1 \|access-date=2023-08-08 \|website=Jagranjosh.com}}</ref>		The '''first siege of the Shivneri Fort''' was a military engagement between the [[Army of the Mughal Empire\|Mughal Army]] and the [[Maratha Army]] near Shivneri Fort; the Mughals were victorious and the Marathas were defeated.

	==Battle==		==Battle==
	~~The~~ [[Shivneri Fort]], a mile west of [[Junnar]], was of strategic importance as it guarded the Mughal frontier in the north of [[Pune]] district and blocked the shortest route by which he could raid the Deccan from North Konkan. Another important fact was that it was the birthplace of the Maratha king, [[Shivaji]]. The Mughal governor of Shivneri Fort was Abdul Aziz Khan, a Brahman convert to Islam and a loyal servant of [[Aurangzeb]]. Shivaji attempted to persuade him to surrender the fort by giving him a large amount of gold. Abdul Aziz pretended to comply with his terms and asked Shivaji for 7,000 cavalry, but at the same time informed the Mughal general [[Bahadur Khan (Moghul General)\|Bahadur Khan]] of the plot. The Maratha army fell into an ambush planned by the Mughals and retired with heavy losses<ref>~~{{Cite web \|title=Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj \|url=~~https://~~www~~.~~drishtiias~~.com/~~daily-news-analysis/chhatrapati-shivaji-maharaj-1 \|access-date~~=~~2023-08-08 \|website~~=~~Drishti IAS \|language=en}}~~</ref><ref>~~{{Cite web \|date=2023~~-01-~~28 \|title=Maharashtra government to host five-day event at Shivneri Fort in February \|url=https://indianexpress~~.~~com/article/cities/mumbai/maharashtra-government-to-host-five-day-event-at-shivneri-fort-in-february-8408741/ \|access-date=2023-08-08 \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en}}~~</ref><ref>{{Cite ~~web \|date=2022-02-06 \|title=Shivneri Fort - The Glorious Birthplace Of Shivaji Maharaj~~ \|url=https://~~www~~.~~ssoftgroup~~.~~co.in~~/~~shivneri-fort-birthplace-~~of~~-shivaji-maharaj/~~ \|~~access-~~date=~~2023-08-08~~ \|language=en~~-US~~}}</ref>~~<ref>Jadunath Sarkar, Shivaji And His Times, p. 226-7[https://archive.org/details/shivajihistimes00sarkrich/page/226/mode/1up?q=Sangamner&view=theater]</ref>~~		[[Shivneri Fort]], a mile west of [[Junnar]], was of strategic importance as it guarded the Mughal frontier in the north of [[Pune]] district and blocked the shortest route by which he could raid the [[Deccan]] from North [[Konkan]]. Another important fact was that it was the birthplace of the Maratha king, [[Shivaji]]. The Mughal governor of Shivneri Fort was Abdul Aziz Khan, a [[Brahman]] convert to Islam and a loyal servant of [[Aurangzeb]]. Shivaji attempted to persuade him to surrender the fort by giving him a large amount of gold. Abdul Aziz pretended to comply with his terms and asked Shivaji for 25,000<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Farooqui \|first=Salma Ahmed \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sxhAtCflwOMC \|title=A Comprehensive History of Medieval India: Twelfth to the Mid-eighteenth Century \|date=2011 \|publisher=Pearson Education India \|isbn=978-81-317-3202-1 \|pages=321 \|language=en}}</ref> cavalry, but at the same time informed the Mughal general [[Bahadur Khan (Moghul General)\|Bahadur Khan]] of the plot. The Maratha army fell into an ambush planned by the Mughals and retired with heavy losses.<ref>Shivaram Laxman Karandikar, The Rise and Fall of the Maratha Power Vol I, p. 177 [https://books.google.com/books?id=_qI9AAAAMAAJ&q=Shivneri+1673]</ref><ref>S. S. Shashi, Encyclopaedia Indica India-Pakistan-Bangladesh (Shivaji as Warrior and Administrator), p. 122</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U5npAAAAMAAJ \|title=The Cambridge History of India \|date=1963 \|publisher=S. Chand \|pages=275 \|language=en}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
			{{Reflist}}

	[[Category:Battles involving the Maratha Empire]]		[[Category:Battles involving the Maratha Empire]]
	[[Category:Battles involving the Mughal Empire]]		[[Category:Battles involving the Mughal Empire]]
	[[Category:Conflicts in 1673]]		[[Category:Conflicts in 1673]]
	[[Category:Shivaji]]		[[Category:Shivaji]]
			[[Category:1673 in Asia]]
			[[Category:1670s in the Mughal Empire]]

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{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Battle of Shivneri Fort
| partof = [[Mughal–Maratha Wars]]
| date = 1673
| place = [[Shivneri Fort]]
| territory =
| result = Mughal victory<ref>Rohit Pralhadrao Kale, Rajwata, Aavishkar Gad Killayacha [https://www.google.ae/books/edition/Rajwata/k8hcDwAAQBAJ?hl=ar&gbpv=1&dq=Shivneri+Shivaji+1673&pg=PT70&printsec=frontcover]</ref><ref>Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Poona (2 pts.)p. 226-7[https://www.google.ae/books/edition/Gazetteer_of_the_Bombay_Presidency_Poona/95o5AAAAIAAJ?hl=ar&gbpv=1&dq=Junnar+Shivaji+1673&pg=PA227&printsec=frontcover]</ref><ref>Milind Gunaji, Offbeat Tracks in Maharashtra, p. 70[https://www.google.ae/books/edition/Offbeat_Tracks_in_Maharashtra/KHA9SzLMj3EC?hl=ar&gbpv=1&dq=Junnar+Shivaji+1673&pg=PA70&printsec=frontcover]</ref>
| status =
| combatant1 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|25px]] [[Maratha Empire]]
| combatant2 = [[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg|25px]][[Mughal Empire]]
| commander1 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|25px]] [[Shivaji]]
| commander2 = [[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg|25px]] Abdul Aziz Khan<br>[[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg|25px]] [[Bahadur Khan (Moghul General)|Bahadur Khan]]
| strength1 = 7,000 cavalry
| strength2 = Unknown
| casualties1 =
| casualties2 = Unknown
| notes =
}}
{{Campaignbox Later Mughal-Maratha Wars}}

'''The Battle of Shivneri Fort''' was a military engagement between the Mughal army and the Maratha army near Shivneri Fort; the Mughals were victorious and the Marathas were defeated.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-18 |title=List of Battles fought by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj |url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/list-of-battles-fought-by-chhatrapati-shivaji-maharaj-1508150472-1 |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Jagranjosh.com}}</ref>
==Battle==
The [[Shivneri Fort]], a mile west of [[Junnar]], was of strategic importance as it guarded the Mughal frontier in the north of [[Pune]] district and blocked the shortest route by which he could raid the Deccan from North Konkan. Another important fact was that it was the birthplace of the Maratha king, [[Shivaji]]. The Mughal governor of Shivneri Fort was Abdul Aziz Khan, a Brahman convert to Islam and a loyal servant of [[Aurangzeb]]. Shivaji attempted to persuade him to surrender the fort by giving him a large amount of gold. Abdul Aziz pretended to comply with his terms and asked Shivaji for 7,000 cavalry, but at the same time informed the Mughal general [[Bahadur Khan (Moghul General)|Bahadur Khan]] of the plot. The Maratha army fell into an ambush planned by the Mughals and retired with heavy losses<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj |url=https://www.drishtiias.com/daily-news-analysis/chhatrapati-shivaji-maharaj-1 |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Drishti IAS |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-28 |title=Maharashtra government to host five-day event at Shivneri Fort in February |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/maharashtra-government-to-host-five-day-event-at-shivneri-fort-in-february-8408741/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-06 |title=Shivneri Fort - The Glorious Birthplace Of Shivaji Maharaj |url=https://www.ssoftgroup.co.in/shivneri-fort-birthplace-of-shivaji-maharaj/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>Jadunath Sarkar, Shivaji And His Times, p. 226-7[https://archive.org/details/shivajihistimes00sarkrich/page/226/mode/1up?q=Sangamner&view=theater]</ref>
==References==
[[Category:Battles involving the Maratha Empire]]
[[Category:Battles involving the Mughal Empire]]
[[Category:Conflicts in 1673]]
[[Category:Shivaji]]

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