Battle of Purandar | |||||||||
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Part of Mughal conquests and The Maratha rebellion | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Maratha kingdom | Mughal Empire | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Shivaji Murarbaji † |
Jai Singh Diler Khan | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
Unknown | 12,000[1] |
The Battle of Purandar was fought between the Mughal Empire and the Marathas in 1665.
After the disgrace of Shaista Khan and Shivaji's raid on Surat....Aurangzeb appointed Mirza Raja Jai Singh, who was one of his trusted noble...he was given an army of 12,000.....Jai Singh was not only given full military authority....he was made the viceroy of the Deccan in place of Prince Muazzam...in order to isolate Shivaji, and even tried to win over the Sultan of Bijapur....he also induced some of the Maratha deshmukhs...marching to Pune, Jai Singh decided to strike at the heart of Shivaji's territories....Jai Singh closely besieged Purandar, (1665) beating off all Maratha attempts to relieve it. With the fall of the fort in sight, and no relief likely from any quarter, Shivaji opened negotiations with Jai Singh.
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