Siege of Kotah

Siege of Kotah
	Part of Decline of the Mughal Empire
Date	24 Feburary 1738
Location	Kotah, (modern day Rajasthan,India)
Result	Maratha victory Kota State becomes tributary of the Maratha Empire;
Belligerents
Maratha Empire	Mughal Empire Kota State; ;
Commanders and leaders
Bajirao I	Durjan Mal
Strength
Unknown	Unknown

Peshwa stayed in Bhopal for nearly two weeks before sending Malhar Rao Holkar and Ranoji Shinde towards Kota and later moving there himself. The Marathas plundered much of the surrounding region and laid siege to the city. Maharao Durjansal retreated to the strong fort of Gagron, from where he sent Beniram to arrange terms of peace.^[1]

On 6 February 1758, an agreement was reached requiring the Maharao to pay an indemnity of ten lakhs within four days. The settlement was arranged through Balaji Yeshwant Gulgale, the Maratha envoy at Kota. The Peshwa, pleased with Gulgale’s efforts, confirmed his jagir in a letter dated 24 February 1758.^[2]

After collecting the indemnity, the Marathas withdrew towards Orchha and Datia in the Ahirwada region. At Kota, the Maratha representative oversaw Kamavisdars and their deputies, who collected revenue from the local parganas and maintained their own forces to ensure order. The jagirdars acknowledged the authority of both the Marathas and their officials.^[3]

Reference[edit]

↑ Rajput Maratha Relations 1707-1760 AD (Vol. 1). Ashok Kumar Arora. 1978. pp. 285–286.
↑ Sardesai, Govind Sakharam (1946). New History of the Marathas. Phoenix Publications.
↑ Sarkar, Jadunath (1991). Fall Of The Mughal Empire- Vol. I (4Th Edn.). Orient Longman. ISBN 978-81-250-1149-1.

[:1-1] Rajput Maratha Relations 1707-1760 AD (Vol. 1). Ashok Kumar Arora. 1978. pp. 285–286.

[2] Sardesai, Govind Sakharam (1946). New History of the Marathas. Phoenix Publications.

[3] Sarkar, Jadunath (1991). Fall Of The Mughal Empire- Vol. I (4Th Edn.). Orient Longman. ISBN 978-81-250-1149-1.

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