Battle of Raigarh (1689)

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

Battle of Raigarh
Part of Imperial Maratha Conquests
Date1689
Location
Raigad
Result

Mughal victory[1]

  • Fortress falls to Mughals.[1]
  • Rajaram escapes.[1]
Belligerents
Maratha Empire Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Yesubai
 Zulfiqar Khan
Rajaram escapes, remaining members of the family taken as prisoners.

Aftermath

The mothers, wives, daughters and sons of Sambhaji and Rajaram were taken as prisoners by Zulfiqar Khan Nusrat Jung[2][3] The captured members were treated graciously. Aurangzeb ordered a tent to be set-up for them in Gulbarga. And they were alrighted with all respect and privacy. Annual pensions were fixed on all of them according to their position.[4][5]

Abdul Rahim Khan was ordered to go and confiscate the property from the Fort. Itiqad Khan was rewarded by promotion to the rank of 3 hazari (2,000 troops) and gifts, and was honoured by the title 'Zulfiqar Khan Bahadur'.[6]

References
  1. Jacques, Tony. 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. https://archive.org/stream/rukaatialamgirio00aurarich#page/153/mode/2up%7C Rukaat-i-Alamgiri page 153
  3. Maharashtra State Gazetteers: Buldhana. Director of Government Printing, Stationery and Publications, Maharashtra State. 1976. Shahu, the son of Sambhaji along with his mother Yesubai, was made a prisoner
  4. Sarkar Jadunath (1947). Maasir I Alamgiri (1658-1707). pp. 199, 200.
  5. Jacques, Tony. Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 837. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5.
  6. Sarkar Jadunath (1947). Maasir I Alamgiri (1658-1707).
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