Raid of Ahmednagar (1657)

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Maratha raid of Ahmednagar (1657)
Part of Mughal–Maratha Wars
Date Late March - 31 May 1657 Location Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, India Result Mughal victory[1]
Belligerents
Marathas	Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Shivaji Minaji Bhonsla Kashi	Nasiri Khan Iraj Khan Multafat Khan Mirza khan
Strength
3,000 cavalry	3,000 cavalry
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

the Raid of Ahmednagar took place in 1657, when the Marathas led by Shivaji penetrated as far as Ahmednagar in hopes of asseting Bijapur Sultan, the raid, however, was repulsed.