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| conflict = Siege of Purandar ( पुरंदर ) | |||
| partof = The Mughal-Maratha War | |||
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| date = 31 March-12 June 1665 | |||
| place = [[Purandar fort|Purandar]] near [[Saswad]]. | |||
| result = Mughal Victory. | |||
| territory = | |||
| combatant1 = [[Mughal Empire]] | |||
| combatant2 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|24px]] [[Maratha Empire|Maratha]] | |||
| commander1 = [[Aurangzeb]]<br>[[Jai Singh I]]<br>[[Dilir Khan]]<br>[[Bahadur Shah I|Prince Muazzam]]<br>Jahan Khan Bahadur | |||
| commander2 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|24px]] [[Shivaji]]<br>[[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|24px]] [[Murarbaji]]{{KIA}} | |||
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}} | |||
The '''siege of Purandar''' occurred in the summer of 1665 and was initiated by the [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Aurangzeb]], after the [[Maratha]] leader, [[Shivaji]], sacked the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] imperial port city of [[Surat]]. Shivaji continued to raid [[Aurangabad]] and attacked Mughal ships in the [[Indian Ocean]]. In response, [[Aurangzeb]] sent one of his most experienced commander [[Jai Singh I|Mirza Raja Jai Singh]]. | |||
==References== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
{{Mughal Empire}} | |||
[[Category:Battles involving the Mughal Empire]] | |||
[[Category:Conflicts in 1665]] | |||
[[Category:Battles involving the Maratha Empire]] | |||
[[Category:1665 in India]] | |||
Revision as of 00:25, 15 April 2024
| Siege of Purandar ( पुरंदर ) | |||||||
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| Part of The Mughal-Maratha War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Mughal Empire |
 Maratha | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Aurangzeb Jai Singh I Dilir Khan Prince Muazzam Jahan Khan Bahadur |
Shivaji Murarbaji † | ||||||
The siege of Purandar occurred in the summer of 1665 and was initiated by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, after the Maratha leader, Shivaji, sacked the Mughal imperial port city of Surat. Shivaji continued to raid Aurangabad and attacked Mughal ships in the Indian Ocean. In response, Aurangzeb sent one of his most experienced commander Mirza Raja Jai Singh.