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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]]. The branch Haihaiyavanshi ruler of [[Raipur]], Amar Singh, did not oppose him. | 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> | ||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
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Revision as of 10:04, 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]
Reference
- ↑ Grant, Charles (1870). The Gazetteer of the Central Provinces of India.
- ↑ Khan, Zakiya Tasneem. Bilaspur: A Study in Urban Geography. 1994.