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{{Infobox Military Conflict
{{Infobox Military Conflict
| conflict          = Battle of Chakan
| conflict          = Battle of Chakan
| partof            = [[Mughal Empire|Mughal Conquests]]
| partof            = [[Mughal Empire|Mughal Conquests]] and [[The Maratha rebellion]]
| date              = July–August 1660
| date              = 23 June – 14 August 1660
| place            = [[Chakan, Maharashtra]]
| place            = [[Chakan, Maharashtra]]
| territory        =  
| territory        =  
| result            = Mughal victory<ref name="chakan"/>
| result            = Mughal victory
| status            =  
| status            =  
| combatant1        = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|25px]] [[Maratha Empire]]
| combatant1        = [[Maratha Kingdom]]
| combatant2        = [[File:Fictional flag of the Mughal Empire.svg|25px]] [[Mughal Empire]]
| combatant2        = [[Mughal Empire]]
| commander1        = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|25px]] [[Firangoji Narsala]]
| commander1        = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|border|22px]][[Firangoji Narsala]]<br> [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|border|22px]]Trimbakraje Korde Patil
| commander2        = [[File:Fictional flag of the Mughal Empire.svg|25px]] [[Shaista Khan]]
| commander2        = [[Shaista Khan]]<br> Rai Singh Sisodiya<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mehendale |first=Gajanan Bhaskar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3BRCMwEACAAJ |title=Shivaji His Life and Times |date=2011 |publisher=Param Mitra Publications |isbn=978-93-80875-17-0 |pages=398 |language=en}}</ref><br> Bhao Singh Hada<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mehendale |first=Gajanan Bhaskar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3BRCMwEACAAJ |title=Shivaji His Life and Times |date=2011 |publisher=Param Mitra Publications |isbn=978-93-80875-17-0 |pages=398 |language=en}}</ref>
| strength1        = 800
| strength1        =  
| strength2        = 20000
| strength2        =  
| strength3        =  
| strength3        =  
| casualties1      = Killed or wounded 300
| casualties1      = Almost all<ref name="chakan"/>
Surrendered  500
| casualties2      = 286 killed<br>600 injured<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sardesai |first1=GS |title=New history of the Marathas volume 1 |page=137}}</ref>
| casualties2      = 3000-5000 killed or wounded
| casualties3      = Ancient Hindu Temples and Monasteries destroyed in Maratha domain<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mehendale |first=Gajanan Bhaskar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3BRCMwEACAAJ |title=Shivaji His Life and Times |date=2011 |publisher=Param Mitra Publications |isbn=978-93-80875-17-0 |pages=398 |language=en}}</ref>
| casualties3      =  
| notes            =  
}}
}}


Latest revision as of 11:50, 22 June 2025

Battle of Chakan
Part of Mughal Conquests and The Maratha rebellion
Date23 June – 14 August 1660
Location
Chakan, Maharashtra
Result Mughal victory
Belligerents
Maratha Kingdom Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Flag of the Maratha Empire.svgFirangoji Narsala
Flag of the Maratha Empire.svgTrimbakraje Korde Patil		 Shaista Khan
Rai Singh Sisodiya[1]
Bhao Singh Hada[2]
Casualties and losses
Almost all[3] 286 killed
600 injured[4]
Ancient Hindu Temples and Monasteries destroyed in Maratha domain[5]

The Battle of Chakan was fought between the Maratha Empire and the Mughal Empire in the year 1660.[3]

The Mughal army advancing towards Pune had to overcome the fort of Chakan around 30 km from the city.

The fort of Chakan was a Bhuikot, i.e. a land fort and was occupied by around 800 infantry.

Mughal forces laid siege to the fort hoping for a quick surrender by the numerically inferior Maratha garrison.

However the Mughal artillery was unable to force the fort into submission.

Several assaults by the Mughals were repulsed with high casualties.

After almost two and half months without success the Mughals finally resorted to mining the Buruj or tower of the fort.

With the towers demolished the Maratha force agreed to come to terms. The remainder of garrison withdrew from the fort.

Aftermath[edit]

The Mughal commander Shaista Khan was surprised with the prolonged resistance offered at the relatively small fort.

The siege revealed glaring shortcomings of Mughal army like poor strategy and tactics and overconfidence.

These were exploited by the Marathas when they routed a Mughal force deployed in Konkan, and again during the most celebrated strike at Shaista Khan's camp in Pune.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Mehendale, Gajanan Bhaskar (2011). Shivaji His Life and Times. Param Mitra Publications. p. 398. ISBN 978-93-80875-17-0.
  2. ↑ Mehendale, Gajanan Bhaskar (2011). Shivaji His Life and Times. Param Mitra Publications. p. 398. ISBN 978-93-80875-17-0.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jacques, Tony (2006). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 220. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  4. ↑ Sardesai, GS. New history of the Marathas volume 1. p. 137.
  5. ↑ Mehendale, Gajanan Bhaskar (2011). Shivaji His Life and Times. Param Mitra Publications. p. 398. ISBN 978-93-80875-17-0.
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