Battle of Bhupalgarh

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Battle of Bhupalgarh
Date2 April 1679
Location
Bhupalgarh (Banur, Maharashtra)
Result Mughal victory
Belligerents
Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg Maratha Empire Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg Firangoji Narsala Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg Diler Khan
Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg Sambhaji[1]
Casualties and losses

Heavy

  • 1,000 killed by Ikhlas Khan's forces
  • 700 survivors had one of their arms cut off
  • Other captured survivors sold into slavery
Heavy

The Battle of Bhupalgarh occurred between the Mughal Empire and Maratha Empire in 1679. After a fierce bloody resistance to the siege lasting over 55 days, the battle resulted in the razing of the fort of Bhupalgarh and a decisive victory for the Mughals over the Maratha Shivaji, under general Diler Khan.[2]

After terrible fighting, the Mughals captured the fortress and its stores and enslaved the garrison. Diler Khan then defeated Maratha reinforcements nearby and razed the fort to the ground.[3]

Result[edit | edit source]

The Maratha king Shivaji was defeated by the Mughals in this battle. Also the fort of Bhupalgarh was razed by the Mughals.[4]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Vatsal, Tulsi (1982). Indian political history, from the Marathas to modern times. Orient Longman. p. 29.
  2. Aadeesh, Aanand (1 January 2011). Shivaji the Great Liberator. Prabhat Prakashan. ISBN 9788184301021 – via Google Books.
  3. "Battle of Bhupalgarh". www.10000battles.com.
  4. "Battles involving the Mughal Empire".