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{{Short description|Maratha siege of Shivneri}} | |||
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{{Infobox military conflict | {{Infobox military conflict | ||
| conflict = | | conflict = First siege of Shivneri Fort (1673) | ||
| partof = [[Mughal–Maratha Wars]] | | partof = [[Mughal–Maratha Wars]] | ||
| date = 1673 | | date = 1673 | ||
| place = [[Shivneri Fort]] | | place = [[Shivneri Fort]] | ||
| territory = | | territory = | ||
| result = Mughal victory | | result = Mughal victory | ||
| status = | | status = | ||
| combatant1 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|25px]] [[Maratha | | combatant1 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|25px]] [[Maratha Confederacy|Marathas]] | ||
| combatant2 = [[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg|25px]][[Mughal Empire]] | | combatant2 = [[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg|25px]][[Mughal Empire]] | ||
| commander1 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|25px]] [[Shivaji]] | | commander1 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|25px]] [[Shivaji]] | ||
| commander2 = [[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg|25px]] Abdul Aziz Khan<br>[[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg|25px]] [[Bahadur Khan (Moghul General)|Bahadur Khan]] | | commander2 = [[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg|25px]] Abdul Aziz Khan<br>[[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg|25px]] [[Bahadur Khan (Moghul General)|Bahadur Khan]] | ||
| strength1 = | | strength1 = 25,000 | ||
| strength2 = Unknown | | strength2 = Unknown | ||
| casualties1 = | | casualties1 = Heavy | ||
| casualties2 = Unknown | | casualties2 = Unknown | ||
| notes = | | notes = | ||
| image = Shivneri_fort1.JPG | |||
| image_size = 300 | |||
| alt = | |||
| caption = Shivneri fort | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Campaignbox Later Mughal-Maratha Wars}} | {{Campaignbox Later Mughal-Maratha Wars}} | ||
''' | The '''first siege of the Shivneri Fort''' was a military engagement between the [[Army of the Mughal Empire|Mughal Army]] and the [[Maratha Army]] near Shivneri Fort; the Mughals were victorious and the Marathas were defeated. | ||
==Battle== | ==Battle== | ||
[[Shivneri Fort]], a mile west of [[Junnar]], was of strategic importance as it guarded the Mughal frontier in the north of [[Pune]] district and blocked the shortest route by which he could raid the [[Deccan]] from North [[Konkan]]. Another important fact was that it was the birthplace of the Maratha king, [[Shivaji]]. The Mughal governor of Shivneri Fort was Abdul Aziz Khan, a [[Brahman]] convert to Islam and a loyal servant of [[Aurangzeb]]. Shivaji attempted to persuade him to surrender the fort by giving him a large amount of gold. Abdul Aziz pretended to comply with his terms and asked Shivaji for 25,000<ref>{{Cite book |last=Farooqui |first=Salma Ahmed |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sxhAtCflwOMC |title=A Comprehensive History of Medieval India: Twelfth to the Mid-eighteenth Century |date=2011 |publisher=Pearson Education India |isbn=978-81-317-3202-1 |pages=321 |language=en}}</ref> cavalry, but at the same time informed the Mughal general [[Bahadur Khan (Moghul General)|Bahadur Khan]] of the plot. The Maratha army fell into an ambush planned by the Mughals and retired with heavy losses.<ref>Shivaram Laxman Karandikar, The Rise and Fall of the Maratha Power Vol I, p. 177 [https://books.google.com/books?id=_qI9AAAAMAAJ&q=Shivneri+1673]</ref><ref>S. S. Shashi, Encyclopaedia Indica India-Pakistan-Bangladesh (Shivaji as Warrior and Administrator), p. 122</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U5npAAAAMAAJ |title=The Cambridge History of India |date=1963 |publisher=S. Chand |pages=275 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Battles involving the Maratha Empire]] | [[Category:Battles involving the Maratha Empire]] | ||
[[Category:Battles involving the Mughal Empire]] | [[Category:Battles involving the Mughal Empire]] | ||
[[Category:Conflicts in 1673]] | [[Category:Conflicts in 1673]] | ||
[[Category:Shivaji]] | [[Category:Shivaji]] | ||
[[Category:1673 in Asia]] | |||
[[Category:1670s in the Mughal Empire]] | |||
Latest revision as of 07:58, 16 June 2025
| First siege of Shivneri Fort (1673) | |||||||
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| Part of Mughal–Maratha Wars | |||||||
 Shivneri fort | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Marathas |
 Mughal Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Shivaji |
Abdul Aziz Khan Bahadur Khan | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 25,000 | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Heavy | Unknown | ||||||
Template:Campaignbox Later Mughal-Maratha Wars
The first siege of the Shivneri Fort was a military engagement between the Mughal Army and the Maratha Army near Shivneri Fort; the Mughals were victorious and the Marathas were defeated.
Battle[edit | edit source]
Shivneri Fort, a mile west of Junnar, was of strategic importance as it guarded the Mughal frontier in the north of Pune district and blocked the shortest route by which he could raid the Deccan from North Konkan. Another important fact was that it was the birthplace of the Maratha king, Shivaji. The Mughal governor of Shivneri Fort was Abdul Aziz Khan, a Brahman convert to Islam and a loyal servant of Aurangzeb. Shivaji attempted to persuade him to surrender the fort by giving him a large amount of gold. Abdul Aziz pretended to comply with his terms and asked Shivaji for 25,000[1] cavalry, but at the same time informed the Mughal general Bahadur Khan of the plot. The Maratha army fell into an ambush planned by the Mughals and retired with heavy losses.[2][3][4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Farooqui, Salma Ahmed (2011). A Comprehensive History of Medieval India: Twelfth to the Mid-eighteenth Century. Pearson Education India. p. 321. ISBN 978-81-317-3202-1.
- ↑ Shivaram Laxman Karandikar, The Rise and Fall of the Maratha Power Vol I, p. 177 [1]
- ↑ S. S. Shashi, Encyclopaedia Indica India-Pakistan-Bangladesh (Shivaji as Warrior and Administrator), p. 122
- ↑ The Cambridge History of India. S. Chand. 1963. p. 275.