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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox military conflict<br />
| conflict = Siege of Bidar<br />
| partof = Mughal-Bijapur War 1657-1686<br />
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| date = 2 March - 29 March 1657<ref>{{cite book |author=Jadunath Sarkar |title=House of Shivaji |edition=3rd |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M3xixAEACAAJ |year=1978 |orig-year=1955 |publisher=Orient Longman |isbn=978-0-8364-0343-5 |page=110 }}</ref><br />
| place = [[Bidar]]<br />
| result = A successful siege by [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Aurangzeb]] leads to the defeat and capture of [[Bidar]] and was considered a major victory against the [[Adil Shahi dynasty]].<br />
| territory = The [[Mughal Empire]] annexed northern territories ruled by the [[Adil Shahi dynasty]]<br />
| combatant1 = [[File:Flag of the Mughal Empire.png|35px]][[Mughal Empire]]<br />
| combatant2 = [[Adil Shahi dynasty]]<br />
| commander1 = [[File:Flag of the Mughal Empire.png|35px]][[Aurangzeb]]<br />
| commander2 = [[Sidi Marjan]]{{KIA}}<br />
| strength1 = '''50,000-100,000 men'''<br />
| strength2 = '''5000 Total'''<br />1,000 cavalry<br />4,000 infantry<br />
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'''Siege of Bidar''', was a twenty-seven day siege mounted by the [[Mughal Empire]] against the [[Adil Shahi dynasty]]'s garrison at [[Bidar]], then controlled by [[Mohammed Adil Shah, Sultan of Bijapur]]. The garrison was commanded by [[Sidi Marjan]], who eventually surrendered and then died of his wounds.<br />
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==Battle==<br />
Aurangzeb and his army advanced towards [[Bijapur]] and besieged [[Bidar]].<ref>{{harvnb|Prasad|1974|p=524|ps=: "[Aurangzeb] marched in the direction of Bijapur and on reaching Bidar laid siege to it.}}</ref> The ''[[Kiladar]]'' (governor or captain) of the fortress, Sidi Marjan, defended it with 1,000 cavalry and 4,000 infantry. Sidi Marjan was mortally wounded when a gunpowder magazine exploded. After twenty-seven days of hard fighting [[Bidar]] was captured by the Mughals.<ref>{{harvnb|Prasad|1974|p=525|ps=: "The Qiladar of the fort was Sidi Marjan ... who had under his command 1000 horse and 4,000 foot ... Several sorties took place in which the advantage lay alternately with the Bijapuris and the Mughals. But in the end the Mughals by their superiority in numbers carried the day. They were helped by an explosion of powder magazine in the fortress ... Sidi Marjan and two of his sons were badly burnt ... The Mughals, taking advantage of this unfortunate incident, made a dash into the fortress ... Sidi Marjan who was mortally wounded saw no alternative but to submit to the invaders ... Thus was the fort of Bidar taken after a siege of 27 days."}}</ref><br />
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===Aftermath===<br />
The wealthy city of Bidar became part of the [[Mughal Empire]].<ref>{{harvnb|Prasad|1974|p=526|ps=: "Peace was made with the Sultan. He agreed ... to surrender to the Mughals the forts of Bidar, ..."}}</ref><br />
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==Notes and references==<br />
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* {{Cite book |last=Prasad |first=Ishwari |author-link=Ishwari Prasad |year=1974 |title=The Mughal Empire |location=Allahabad |publisher=Chugh Publications |oclc=1532660 }}<br />
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[[Category:Battles involving the Mughal Empire]]<br />
[[Category:Adil Shahi dynasty]]<br />
[[Category:Conflicts in 1657]]<br />
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