| Siege of Parenda | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Mughal Empire |
Bijapur Sultanate Ahmadnagar Sultanate | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Shah Shuja Mahabat Khan Khan Zaman Jai Singh I |
Murari Pandit Randaula Khan Shahaji | ||||||
The siege of Parenda (1634) was a 17th-century military conflict between the Mughal Empire and the Adil Shahi dynasty of the Bijapur Sultanate over Parenda Fort, wherein Mughal forces besieged the Adil Shahi fort for four months. The siege took place during the reigns of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan and Bijapur Sultan Muhammad Adil Shah. It was the second Mughal siege of the fort following a failed attempt in 1631, and was part of a string of Mughal military campaigns in the Western Deccan. The siege was led by Mughal general Mahabat Khan, governor of the Deccan, though the young prince Shah Shuja was its nominal commander. The siege lasted four months and was unsuccessful, with the fort remaining in Adil Shahi control.