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In 1665, Shivaji sued for peace and agreed to hand over 23 of his 36 forts to Jai Singh. A mansab of 5000 was granted to shivaji's son, Sambhaji. [3] Shivaji refused to personally serve Aurangzeb, but agreed to send his son Sambhaji. Shivaji also agreed to help the Mughals against Bijapur. Shivaji, along with his son Sambhaji, were taken at ...
The Deccan wars also known as Maratha war of independence, [3] [4] were a series of military conflicts between the Mughal Empire and the descendants of the Maratha ruler Shivaji from the time of Shivaji's death in 1680 until the death of Emperor Aurangzeb in 1707. [5]
Shivaji I (Shivaji Shahaji Bhonsale, Marathi pronunciation: [ʃiˈʋaːdʑiː ˈbʱos(ə)le]; c. 19 February 1630 – 3 April 1680) [6] was an Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle dynasty. [7] Shivaji carved out his own independent kingdom from the Sultanate of Bijapur that formed the genesis of the Maratha Confederacy .
Since she had saved the whole army of Mughals, Aurangzeb praised Raibagan for her presence of mind. [2] In April 1663, Shivaji Maharaj made a surgical strike on Lal Mahal where Shahista Khan was camping in Pune. Khan escaped with heavy losses. Later, he was sent to Bengal on the orders of Aurangzeb. Raibagan was ordered to patrol in the Pune area.
This was responded by Aurangzeb by sending his general Nasiri Khan to let the punitive campaign, where he manage to inflict defeat to Shivaji's forces in Ahmednagar. [136] Later, Aurangzeb and his army advanced towards Bijapur and besieged Bidar. [137] Aurangzeb's forces used rockets and grenades while scaling the walls.
Shivaji became a vassal of the Mughal Empire following his defeat and surrender at the Battle of Purandar. In this capacity, he sought to capture the Janjira fort for the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. [9] However, the Mughal general Jai Singh intervened and prevented Shivaji from capturing Janjira. [10]
With the Golconda king's destruction, they anticipated Shivaji could be overtaken and defeated. Emperor Aurangzeb, persuaded by the arguments of Diler Khan and Abdul Karim and disillusioned with Bahadur Khan's perceived treachery and incompetence, recalled Bahadur Khan to Delhi. In his place, Aurangzeb appointed Diler Khan as the new Moghul ...
Foreseeing defeat, Shivaji agreed to terms. [214] Jai Singh persuaded Shivaji to visit Aurangzeb at Agra, giving him a personal guarantee of safety. Their meeting at the Mughal court did not go well, however. Shivaji felt slighted at the way he was received, and insulted Aurangzeb by refusing imperial service.