Siege of Ramsej

Siege of Ramsej
Part of Mughal-Maratha Wars, Battles involving the Maratha Empire

Ramsej fort
DateApril 1682–1688
Location20°06′44″N 73°46′02″E / 20.112195°N 73.767354°E / 20.112195; 73.767354
Result Mughal victory
Territorial
changes
Ramsej Fort is captured by the Mughals.
Belligerents
Maratha Empire Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Suryaji Jedhe
Manaji More
Rupaji Bhosale
Shahabuddin Khan
Bahadur Khan Kokaltash
Kasim Khan Kirmani
Strength
600 40,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown[quantify] Unknown
Siege of Ramsej is located in Maharashtra
Siege of Ramsej
Location within Maharashtra
Siege of Ramsej is located in India
Siege of Ramsej
Siege of Ramsej (India)

Siege of Ramsej (1682 – 1688) was a series of military confrontations between the Maratha Empire headed by Sambhaji and the Mughal Empire led by Aurangzeb regarding the control of Ramsej Fort in the Nashik region. Aurangzeb arrived in the Deccan in late 1681 with a strong army to destroy the Maratha Empire and the Deccan Sultanates of Adilshahi and Qutubshahi. He wanted to capture the forts held by the Marathas in the Nashik and Baglana regions. Hence he decided to begin his Deccan campaign with an attack on Ramsej Fort which is near Nashik. The Mughal forces under Kasim Khan Kirmani captured Ramsej from the Marathas. The defending Maratha forces evacuated the fort.