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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
The [[Nagpur kingdom|Bhonsle Maratha armies]] passed through [[Chhattisgarh]] on their way to invade the Odia kingdoms in eastern India. [[Bhaskar Ram Kolhatkar|Bhaskar Pant]] invaded the [[Haihaiyavanshi Kingdom]] at the close of 1740. According to Sir Charles Grant, Raghunath Singh, the [[Haihaiyavanshi Kingdom|Haihaiyavanshi king]], was bowed down with a heavy sorrow, which was the loss of his only son. He refused to take any interest in the government for nearly a year. At best, he was a feeble man, but now worn out with years and afflicted in mind. According to Sir Charles Grant, the Maratha army is said to have consisted of 40,000 men, chiefly [[Cavalry|horsemen]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Grant|first=Charles|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PbcBAAAAYAAJ&dq=Bhaskar+Pant&pg=PA94|title=The Gazetteer of the Central Provinces of India|year=1870}}</ref> The branch Haihaiyavanshi ruler of [[Raipur]], Amar Singh, did not oppose him.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Khan|first=Zakiya Tasneem|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zNf01j_2knsC&dq=Bhaskar+Pant&pg=PA14|title=Bilaspur: A Study in Urban Geography|publisher=1994}}</ref> | The [[Nagpur kingdom|Bhonsle Maratha armies]] passed through [[Chhattisgarh]] on their way to invade the Odia kingdoms in eastern India. [[Bhaskar Ram Kolhatkar|Bhaskar Pant]] invaded the [[Haihaiyavanshi Kingdom]] at the close of 1740. According to Sir Charles Grant, Raghunath Singh, the [[Haihaiyavanshi Kingdom|Haihaiyavanshi king]], was bowed down with a heavy sorrow, which was the loss of his only son. He refused to take any interest in the government for nearly a year. At best, he was a feeble man, but now worn out with years and afflicted in mind. According to Sir Charles Grant, the Maratha army is said to have consisted of 40,000 men, chiefly [[Cavalry|horsemen]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Grant|first=Charles|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PbcBAAAAYAAJ&dq=Bhaskar+Pant&pg=PA94|title=The Gazetteer of the Central Provinces of India|year=1870}}</ref> The branch Haihaiyavanshi ruler of [[Raipur]], Amar Singh, did not oppose him.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Khan|first=Zakiya Tasneem|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zNf01j_2knsC&dq=Bhaskar+Pant&pg=PA14|title=Bilaspur: A Study in Urban Geography|publisher=1994}}</ref> | ||
==Siege== | ==Siege== | ||
Raghunath Singh made no effort to defend his kingdom and waited till [[Bhaskar Ram Kolhatkar|Bhaskar Pant]] reached his capital. Even then, there was no resistance from the defenders. But Raghunath Singh ordered the gates of the fort to be shut. [[Bhaskar Ram Kolhatkar|Bhaskar Pant]] bought his guns to play on the fort, and soon a part of the palace was in ruins. At this point, one of the ''[[Rana (title)|Ranis]]'' (queen) named Laxmi hoisted a white flag on the ramparts of the fort. The gates for opened, and the invading Marathas entered the fort and looted the city.<ref name=" | Raghunath Singh made no effort to defend his kingdom and waited till [[Bhaskar Ram Kolhatkar|Bhaskar Pant]] reached his capital. Even then, there was no resistance from the defenders. But Raghunath Singh ordered the gates of the fort to be shut. [[Bhaskar Ram Kolhatkar|Bhaskar Pant]] bought his guns to play on the fort, and soon a part of the palace was in ruins. At this point, one of the ''[[Rana (title)|Ranis]]'' (queen) named Laxmi hoisted a white flag on the ramparts of the fort. The gates for opened, and the invading Marathas entered the fort and looted the city.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="africa and asia">{{cite book |title=Estudios de Asia y Africa |date=2002 |publisher=El Colegio de México. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6_i5AAAAIAAJ&q=Haihayavanshi+Kingdom |language=es}}</ref><ref name="bilaspur">{{cite book |last1=Khan |first1=Zakiya Tasneem |title=Bilaspur: A Study in Urban Geography |date=1994 |publisher=Northern Book Centre |isbn=978-81-7211-049-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zNf01j_2knsC&dq=Bhaskar+Pant&pg=PA14 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
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Revision as of 10:05, 23 June 2025
The siege of Ratanpur in 1740 was a siege led by the Marathas of Nagpur on the fort of Ratanpur, capital of the Haihaiyavanshi Kingdom. There was almost no resistance by the Haihaiyavanshis, which resulted in a victory for the Marathas.
| Siege of Ratanpur (1740) | |||||||||
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| Part of Maratha conquest of Chhattisgarh | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Haihaiyavanshi Kingdom | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
 Raghuji the Great | Raghunath Singh | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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40,000 men chiefly Cavalry | unknown | ||||||||
Background
The Bhonsle Maratha armies passed through Chhattisgarh on their way to invade the Odia kingdoms in eastern India. Bhaskar Pant invaded the Haihaiyavanshi Kingdom at the close of 1740. According to Sir Charles Grant, Raghunath Singh, the Haihaiyavanshi king, was bowed down with a heavy sorrow, which was the loss of his only son. He refused to take any interest in the government for nearly a year. At best, he was a feeble man, but now worn out with years and afflicted in mind. According to Sir Charles Grant, the Maratha army is said to have consisted of 40,000 men, chiefly horsemen.[1] The branch Haihaiyavanshi ruler of Raipur, Amar Singh, did not oppose him.[2]
Siege
Raghunath Singh made no effort to defend his kingdom and waited till Bhaskar Pant reached his capital. Even then, there was no resistance from the defenders. But Raghunath Singh ordered the gates of the fort to be shut. Bhaskar Pant bought his guns to play on the fort, and soon a part of the palace was in ruins. At this point, one of the Ranis (queen) named Laxmi hoisted a white flag on the ramparts of the fort. The gates for opened, and the invading Marathas entered the fort and looted the city.[1][3][4]
Reference
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Grant, Charles (1870). The Gazetteer of the Central Provinces of India.
- ↑ Khan, Zakiya Tasneem. Bilaspur: A Study in Urban Geography. 1994.
- ↑ Estudios de Asia y Africa (in español). El Colegio de México. 2002.
- ↑ Khan, Zakiya Tasneem (1994). Bilaspur: A Study in Urban Geography. Northern Book Centre. ISBN 978-81-7211-049-9.