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{{Short description|1637 historical event}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Siege of Nagpur
| partof =
| date = 16 January 1637
| place = [[Nagpur]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Pradesh (India) |first1=Madhya |title=Madhya Pradesh District Gazetteers: Narsimhapur |date=1995 |publisher=Government Central Press |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zbs3AQAAIAAJ&q=Kok+Shah |language=en}}</ref>
| territory =
| result = Mughal victory
| status =
| combatant1 = [[Gonds of Deogarh|Kingdom of Deogarh]]
| combatant2 = [[File:Flag of the Mughal Empire.svg|25px]] [[Mughal Empire]]
| commander1 = * [[Gonds of Deogarh|Kok Shah]]
| commander2 = * [[Khwaja Sabir|Khan-i-Dauran]]
* Jai Singh
*[[Kingdom of Chanda|Krishna Shah of Chanda]]
* Sipahdar Khan
| strength1 =
| strength2 =
| casualties1 =
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| notes =
}}

The '''siege of Nagpur''' was laid by [[Khwaja Sabir|Khan-i-Dauran]], a high-ranking [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] official to the fort of [[Nagpur]], ruled by the [[Gonds of Deogarh|Gond king of Deogarh]], Kok Shah.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sane |first1=Hemant |title=BATTLES OF NAGPUR 1817.docx |url=https://www.academia.edu/36442873}}</ref><ref name= "academia deogarh"/>

==Background==
In January 1637, [[Khwaja Sabir|Khan-i-Dauran]], a ''sardar'' of the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] emperor [[Shah Jahan]] was dispatched to demand payment of tribute from [[Gonds of Deogarh|Kok Shah]], who had defaulted on the annual payment of tribute to the Mughals.
One of the reasons could also be that [[Jhujhar Singh]], the rebellious [[Orchha state|raja of Orchha]] was allowed to pass through Deogarh territory unharmed. They were joined by [[Kingdom of Chanda|Krishna Shah of Chanda]], who had an enmity with the Deogarh kings since the reign of [[Ajanbahu Jatbasha|Jatba]].<ref name= "academia deogarh"/><ref name="vidarbha">{{cite book |last1=Deogaonkar |first1=Shashishekhar Gopal |title=The Gonds of Vidarbha |year=2007 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |isbn=978-81-8069-474-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X39c2VODLT0C&pg=PA16 |language=en}}</ref>

==Conflict==
[[Khwaja Sabir|Khan-i-Dauran]] headed towards the frontiers of Deogarh and captured the forts of [[Udgir]] and Ausa in 1636. Then he went to meet the Emperor [[Shah Jahan]] and presented him with the captured loot. He was ordered to attack Kok Shah of Deogarh. He marched into the Gond country by crossing the [[Wardha River|river Wardha]]. First he seized the fortresses of [[Ashti, Wardha|Ashti]] and Kutaljhar (Keljhar)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sharma |first1=R. K. |last2=Tiwari |first2=Shiv Kumar |title=Tribal History of Central India |date=2002 |publisher=Aryan Books International |isbn=978-81-7305-228-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E_iAAAAAMAAJ&q=Kok+Shah |language=en}}</ref> from Gond sardars, and then besieged [[Nagpur]], a stronghold of Kok Shah. He was assisted by Jai Singh and Sipahdar Khan. [[Kingdom of Chanda|Krishna Shah of Chanda]] joined him and also paid him rupees 70000.<ref name="vidarbha"/> Khan Dauran sent his ''vakil'' (lawyer) Kanak Singh to Deogarh and demanded Kok Shah to surrender and pay tribute. Kok Shah delayed, thinking his Nagpur fort was strong enough to be impregnable, showing no regard for Khan-i-Dauran's proposal.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Pradesh (India) |first1=Madhya |title=Madhya Pradesh: Chhindwara |date=1995 |publisher=Government Central Press |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6C9uAAAAMAAJ&q=Kok+Shah |language=en}}</ref><ref name="district">{{cite book |last1=Pradesh (India) |first1=Madhya |last2=Krishnan |first2=V. S. |title=Madhya Pradesh District Gazetteers: Chhindwara |year=1995 |publisher=Government Central Press |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xSELAQAAIAAJ&q=Kok+Shah |language=en}}</ref>

Three teams of sappers from [[Khwaja Sabir|Khan Dauran]], Jai Singh and Sipahdar Khan were employed to prepare three mines under the walls of the fort. Darvesh Pahalwan was given the task of filling the moat around the fort which was about 20 feet wide. Three mines were fired. Jai Singh's mine could not bring down bastion but other two mines destroyed two bastions and parts of the wall. Jai Singh, Sipahdar Khan and Darvesh Pahalwan led the charge and entered the fort. The assault was successful and the [[kiladar]] (castellan) Deoji was taken prisoner.<ref name= "academia deogarh">{{cite book |last1=Sane |first1=Hemant |title=DEOGARH-NAGPUR GOND DYNASTY.docx |url=https://www.academia.edu/38055455}}</ref>

==Peace and aftermath==
Kok Shah now arrived from his capital at Deogarh and submitted to [[Khwaja Sabir|Khan Dauran]] on 16 January 1637. He made peace by presenting one and a half lakhs of rupees in cash and 170 elephants. The annual tribute was fixed (increased?) one and one third lakhs of rupees. He accepted the suzerainty of the Mughals and [[Nagpur]] was restored to him. This is the first invasion of Nagpur recorded in detail. The victorious Khan-i-Dauran returned to the Emperor, with 8 lakhs of rupees levied from the Gond chiefs and others, and was extolled and given the high title of Nusrat Jang or "Victorious in War".<ref name= "academia deogarh" />

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[[Category:History of Nagpur]]
[[Category:Sieges involving the Mughal Empire|Nagpur]]
[[Category:Conflicts in 1637]]
[[Category:1637 in Asia]]
[[Category:1630s in the Mughal Empire]]

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