Battle of Raigarh (1689)

Battle of Raigad
DateNovember 1689
Location
Result Mughal victory[1]
Belligerents
Maratha Kingdom Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Yesubai (POW)
Shahu I (POW)[2]
Zulfiqar Khan
Rajaram escapes, remaining members of the family taken as prisoners.

The Battle of Raigad occurred between the Mughal Empire and the Maratha Kingdom in 1689. Aurangzeb ordered his General Zulfiqar Khan to capture the Maratha king, Rajaram. Mughal forces attacked Raigad and the fortress fell, however Rajaram Maharaj escaped before that happened.[1]

  1. ^ a b Jacques, Tony (30 November 2006). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 837. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
  2. ^ Mehta, Jaswant Lal (2005-01-01). Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707-1813. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-932705-54-6.