Mughal invasions of Konkan (1684)

Mughal invasion of Konkan (1684)
Part of Mughal–Maratha Wars
Date20 August 1683 – 24 May 1684
Location
Konkan region and Western Ghats, South Konkan and North Konkan.
Result Maratha Victory [1][2]
Belligerents
Maratha Kingdom Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Sambhaji
Hambirrao Mohite		 Shah Alam I  (WIA)
Shahabuddin Khan
Units involved
40,000-45000 cavalry
60,000 infantry
1,900 elephants
2,000 camels
5000 guards of hasan ali[3][4][5]
Strength
Exact number unknown, estimates indicate ~ 10,000-15,000[5][6][4] 100000-110000[5][4][3]
Casualties and losses
negligible ~60000 Killed

Mughal invasion of Konkan (1684) was a part of the Deccan wars. It was a campaign launched by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb to capture the Konkan region from the Maratha ruler Sambhaji. The Mughal forces were led by Mu'azzam and Shahbuddin Khan. The harsh climate and the Maratha guerrilla strategy forced the numerically strong Mughal army into a slow retreat. The Maratha army suffered small losses in this unsuccessful campaign of Mughal Empire.

Most of the troops died due to famine, drought, food poisoning, and a general lack of food. Nearly one third of the total troops were killed by Marathas under Sambhaji at the narrow passage of Ramghat. The remaining few thousand troops including Shah Alam were rescued by the Siddis and Ruhulla Khan and then joined to Aurangzeb's camp.[4]

  1. ^ Chopra, Pran Nath; Ravindran, T. K.; Subrahmanian, N. (13 February 1979). "History of South India: Medieval period".
  2. ^ Irvine, William (13 February 1971). "Later Mughal".
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