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{{Short description|1670 battle in India}}
{{Infobox military conflict
|conflict = [[Battle of Vani]]
|partof = [[battles involving the Maratha Empire]] and [[Mughal-Maratha Wars]]
|date = 17 October 1670
| map_type = South Asia
| map_size = 300
| coordinates = {{coord|20.3375|N|73.8919|E}}
|place = [[Dindori]], [[Nashik]], [[Maharashtra]]
|territory =
|result = [[Maratha Empire]] victory<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sarkar |first1=Jadunath |title=History of Aurangzib |url=https://archive.org/details/aurangzeb-1-2-jadunath-sarkar/Aurangzeb-4%20%28Jadunath%20Sarkar%29/page/154/mode/1up?view=theater|page=154}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=A HISTORY OF MARATHAS BY GRANT DUFF VOL 1 |page=199 |url=https://archive.org/details/ahistoryofmarathasbygrantduffvol1/page/n227/mode/2up?view=theater |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Sardesai |first1=Govind Sakharam |title=New History Of The Marathas Vol.1 |date=1946 |page=206 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.32141/page/n206/mode/1up?view=theater}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Sarkar |first1=Jadunath |title=Shivaji and his times |date=1920 |publisher=London, New York, Longmans, Green and co. |page=207 |url=https://archive.org/details/shivajihistimes00sarkrich/page/207/mode/1up?view=theater}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Shivaji The Great Vol.ii |date=1932 |page=333 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.282813/page/n383/mode/2up?view=theater}}</ref>
* [[Mughal army]] repulsed with heavy losses
|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]] [[Chatrapati Shivaji]] [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|25px]] [[Prataprao Gujar]] [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|25px]] Vyankaji datto [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|25px]] Makaji Anand Rao
|commander2 = [[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg|20px]] Daud Khan [[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg|20px]] Ikhlas Khan{{WIA}} [[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg|20px]] Sangram Khan{{WIA}} [[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg|20px]] Mir Abdul{{WIA}} [[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg|20px]] Rai Makarand
|strength1 = 10000 [[Cavalry]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sarkar |first1=Jadunath |title=Shivaji and his times |date=1920 |publisher=London, New York, Longmans, Green and co. |page=206 |url=https://archive.org/details/shivajihistimes00sarkrich/page/206/mode/2up?view=theater}}</ref>
|strength2 = 5000 [[Cavalry]]<ref>{{cite book |title=A HISTORY OF MARATHAS BY GRANT DUFF VOL 1 |page=199 |url=https://archive.org/details/ahistoryofmarathasbygrantduffvol1/page/n227/mode/2up?view=theater |language=English}}</ref>
|casualties1 = Few<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sarkar |first1=Jadunath |title=History of Aurangzib |url=https://archive.org/details/aurangzeb-1-2-jadunath-sarkar/Aurangzeb-4%20%28Jadunath%20Sarkar%29/page/154/mode/1up?view=theater|page=154}}</ref>
|casualties2 = 3000 killed 4000 horses captured many wounded & ran away Many Mughal officers & soldiers were captured and released after healing wounds<ref>{{cite book |title=Shivaji The Great Vol.ii |date=1932 |page=333 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.282813/page/n383/mode/2up?view=theater}}</ref>
}}
The ''' Battle of Vani''' was fought between forces of [[Marathas]] under [[Shivaji]] & [[Mughals]] under Daud Khan, Ikhlas Khan & other reputed generals at [[Dindori, Maharashtra|Dindori,]] a village in [[Nashik district]] of [[Maharashtra]]. In this battle, [[Shivaji]] personally led the [[Maratha Army]] from the front & defeated the army of the [[Mughal Empire]],<ref>{{cite book |title=Shivaji The Great Vol.ii |date=1932 |page=332 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.282813/page/n381/mode/2up?view=theater}}</ref>
==Background==
As [[Shivaji]] had sacked [[Surat]] in the [[Battle of Surat]] for the second time & was about a return to the territory with the booty, this news reached Mughal prince [[Bahadur Shah I]], who was then stationed at [[Burhanpur]]. He immediately sent [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] forces under Daud Khan to attack [[Shivaji]]. Meanwhile, Shivaji divided his forces into many divisions. a smaller body with a booty of surat managed to slip away through a secret pass, while another division under [[Shivaji]] decided to engage with the enemy. Both forces met at [[Dindori, Maharashtra|Dindori]], a village near Vani, present in the [[Nashik]] district of [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sarkar |first1=Jadunath |title=History of Aurangzib |url=https://archive.org/details/aurangzeb-1-2-jadunath-sarkar/Aurangzeb-4%20%28Jadunath%20Sarkar%29/page/154/mode/1up?view=theater|page=153}}</ref>
== Battle ==
The [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] army fought under their various capable officers, well directed by Daud Khan himself. This time [[Shivaji]] personally led the [[Marathas]] in an open and sanguinary action.
Ikhlas Khan (son of bahlol khan, a former Pathan leader of [[Bijapur]]), commanded the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] vanguard by ascending a hillock in the early morning, he beheld the enemy standing ready for battle in the plain below. while his men were putting on the armor, which was conveyed on camels, he himself with his followers charged the [[Marathas]]. Ikhlas Khan very was soon wounded and unhorsed. After a time Daud Khan arrived and sent up rai makarand and other officers to reinforce the vanguard.
For hours together an obstinate and bloody battle raged. Sangram khan ghori and his kinsmen were wounded, and many were slain on the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] side. the [[Marathas]] accompanied by [[Bargis]] of the [[Deccan]] fought hovering round the [[Mughal army]]. But the [[Bundela]] infantry of the [[Mughal army]] with their abundant firearm kept the [[Marathas]] back. daud khan himself entered the fight and rescued the wounded Ikhlas Khan.
Meantime, in another part of the field, mir Abdul Madub, the Darogas of the divisional artillery, who had separated from the main army by a fold in the ground, was attacked. He was wounded with one of his sons and some followers, while his other son and many soldiers were killed; and his flags and horses were carried out by [[Marathas]].
On the whole 3000 [[Mughals]] and a few [[Marathas]] were killed in the battle. 4000 horses were captured by the [[Marathas]] along with a number of officers and soldiers. They were subsequently released by [[Shivaji]] and allowed to go back to their home with safety.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sarkar |first1=Jadunath |title=History of Aurangzib |url=https://archive.org/details/aurangzeb-1-2-jadunath-sarkar/Aurangzeb-4%20%28Jadunath%20Sarkar%29/page/154/mode/1up?view=theater|page=154}}</ref>
==Aftermath==
The [[Marathas]] proceeded to [[Konkan]] after this huge victory without further opposition.
Daud Khan marched with the broken remnant of his army to [[Nashik]], the wounded were sent to [[Aurangabad]]. This battle neutralized the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] power for more than a month.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sarkar |first1=Jadunath |title=History of Aurangzib |url=https://archive.org/details/aurangzeb-1-2-jadunath-sarkar/Aurangzeb-4%20%28Jadunath%20Sarkar%29/page/154/mode/1up?view=theater|page=154}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[Battle of Salher]]
*[[Maratha Empire]]
*[[Battles involving the Maratha Empire]]
*[[Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj]]
== References ==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Battles involving the Indian kingdoms]]
[[Category:Battles involving the Maratha Empire]]
[[Category:17th century in India]]
[[Category:17th-century conflicts]]

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