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Raja Ram (reign 1670–1688) was the first leader, who organised a rebellion against Aurangzeb. He was the first chieftain Jat leader, who organised a rebellion against Aurangzeb. He was the chieftain of Sinsini. Before Rajaram the Jats were organised by different village heads dotted around Agra, Mathura and the Yamuna river.
The siege of Jinji, (September 1690–8 January 1698), began when the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb appointed Zulfiqar Ali Khan as the Nawab of the Carnatic and dispatched him to besiege and capture Jinji Fort, which had been sacked and captured by Maratha Empire troops led by Rajaram, they had also ambushed and killed about 300 Mughal Sowars in the Carnatic.
Aurangzeb was frustrated with Rajaram's successful escape. Keeping most of his force in Maharashtra, he sent a small number to keep Rajaram in check. This small force was destroyed by an attack from two Maratha generals, Santaji Ghorpade and Dhanaji Jadhav , who then they joined Ramchandra Bavadekar in Deccan.
Rajaram I (Rajaram Bhonsale, Marathi pronunciation: [[ɾaːd͡ʒaɾaːm ˈbʱos(ə)le]; 24 February 1670 – 3 March 1700) [2] was the third Chhatrapati of the Maratha Kingdom, who ruled from 1689 to his death in 1700.
The Battle of Paranda was a military engagement between the Mughal Army and the Maratha Army led by Rajaram. The Mughals were victorious. On September 1699, Rajaram made plans by raiding the Mughal territory of Khandesh and Berar. [1] On November 5, he left Satara, leading a large Maratha army into the targeted area.
Gokula was offered pardon if he accepted Islam. To tease the Emperor, Gokula demanded his daughter in return. Gokula and Uday Singh were hacked to death piece by piece at Agra Kotwali on January 1, 1670. The Jats dispersed but continued raiding royal pargnas around Tilpat. The Jat rebellion continued with their next chief, Raja Ram Jat. [5]
In 1700, after Rajaram's death, Queen Tarabai once again delegated enormous wartime powers to Ramchandra Pant. Both of them continued to fight against the Mughal power in India. At the time of Aurangzeb's death in 1707, the Marathas had become extremely powerful and the Mughal Empire was on the verge of total devastation.
Ramaraja II (nominally, grandson of Rajaram and Queen Tarabai) (r. 1749–1777) Shahu II (r. 1777–1808) Pratap Singh (r. 1808–1839) – signed a treaty with the East India Company ceding part of the sovereignty of his kingdom to the company [147] Kolhapur: Tarabai (1675–1761) (wife of Rajaram) in the name of her son Shivaji II