Battle of Raigarh (1689)

Battle of Raigad
Date November 1689 Location Raigad Result Mughal victory [1]
Belligerents
Maratha Kingdom	Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj 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 escaped before that happened. ^[1]

Aftermath

The mothers, wives, daughters and sons of Sambhaji and Rajaram were taken as prisoners by Zulfiqar Khan Nusrat Jung. ^{[3] [4]} The captured members were treated graciously. Aurangzeb ordered a tent to be set-up for them in Gulbarga.

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 with the title 'Zulfiqar Khan Bahadur'. ^[5]

References

1. 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.
3. https://archive.org/stream/rukaatialamgirio00aurarich#page/153/mode/2up%7C Rukaat-i-Alamgiri page 153
4. 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
5. Sarkar Jadunath (1947). Maasir I Alamgiri (1658-1707).