| Capture of Agra Fort | |||||||||
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| Part of Mughal-Jat Wars | |||||||||
 Agra Fort in modern time. | |||||||||
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 Kingdom of Bharatpur |  Mughal Empire  Rohilla Afghans [ citation needed ] | ||||||||
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| Suraj Mal | Najib ad-Dawlah [ citation needed ] | ||||||||
The Capture of Agra Fort ended a month-long siege by Maharaja Suraj Mal on 12 June 1761. It remained in possession of Bharatpur State rulers until 1774. [6]
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After the death of Aurangzeb, the Mughal Empire was weakened, due to which the Jats began to expand the boundaries of their kingdom. They expanded their territory to eastern Rajasthan, western Uttar Pradesh, southern Haryana, and Delhi. The Jat ruler of Bharatpur Maharaja Suraj Mal controlled over the Braj region. Agra had to be merged with his territory to dominate.
Maharaja Suraj Mal wanted to capture Agra Fort. On 3 May 1761, Surajmal's army (four thousand Jat soldiers) advanced towards Agra. The target was the Red Fort of Agra. After a month's siege, on 12 June 1761, the Mughal army surrendered to the Jat army and Red Fort of Agra came under the control of the Jats. They also melted the two silver doors of the famous Mughal monument Taj Mahal. It remained under the control of Bharatpur rulers until 1774. [6] After the Jats captured the fort of Agra, the Jats had stuffed straw in the Taj Mahal of Agra. They destroyed and corrupted all the historical things of the Mughal Empire.
After capturing Agra Fort, Suraj Mal became more powerful and dominant. He now became the ruler of the area of Yamuna. For the Jats, the capture of Agra was an emotional moment. About 90 years ago, just a short distance away from the gate of this fort, Gokula was cut and thrown. Surajmal thus avenged himself. Jats ruled on Agra for 13 years from 1761 to 1774. [6] In 1774 the mughal commander Mirza Najaf Khan re-captured Agra.
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