Battle of Purandar


The Battle of Purandar was fought between the Mughal Empire and Maratha Empire in 1665. The Mughal Emperor, Aurangzeb, sent his general Jai Singh to besiege Shivaji's fortress at Purandar. After Mughal forces killed Maratha General Murarbaji on June 2nd, 1665, Shivaji surrendered and gave up 23 of his fortresses. Most of the fortresses were later recaptured by Marathas.[1]

Battle of Purandar
Part of Imperial Maratha Conquests
Date1665
Location
Purandar
Result Mughal victory; [1]
Belligerents
Maratha Empire Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders

बाजी पासलकर
Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj


Murarbaji Deshpande		 Mirza Raja Jai Singh
Dilir Khan
Strength
Approximately 700 Much more as compared to Maratha forces upto 1,75,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

References
  1. Jacques, Tony. Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 825. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
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