Battle of Purandar

Battle of Purandar
Date31 March 1665 – 12 June 1665
Location
Purandar
Result Mughal victory[1][2][3]
Territorial
changes		 Mughals occupy 23 forts of Marathas
Belligerents
Maratha kingdom Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Murarbaji † Jai Singh
Diler Khan
Strength
80,000[1]

The Battle of Purandar was fought between the Mughal Empire and the Marathas in 1665.

  1. ^ a b Chandra, Satish (2005). Medieval India: From Sultanat to the Mughals Part - II. Har Anand Publications. p. 316. ISBN 9788124110669. 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.
  2. ^ Jacques, Tony (30 November 2006). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 825. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5.
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