enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Siege of Jinji (1690–1698) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Jinji_(1690–1698)

    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.

  3. Rajaram of Sinsini - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajaram_of_Sinsini

    Raja Ram Sinsinwar (reigned 1 January 1670 – 4 July 1688) was the first leader, who organised a rebellion against Aurangzeb.He was the chieftain of Sinsini.Before Rajaram the zamindars were organised by different village heads dotted around Agra, Mathura and the Yamuna river.

  4. Deccan wars - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deccan_wars

    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.

  5. Battle of Raigarh (1689) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Raigarh_(1689)

    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. They were treated with respect and privacy. Annual pensions were fixed for all of them according to their position ...

  6. Battle of Paranda - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Paranda

    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.

  7. Execution of Sambhaji - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution_of_Sambhaji

    The Execution of Sambhaji was a significant event in 17th-century Deccan India, where the second Maratha King was put to death by order of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.The conflicts between the Mughals and the Deccan Sultanates, which resulted in the downfall of the Sultanates, paved the way for tensions between the Marathas and the Mughals.

  8. 1680s - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1680s

    Sambhaji deposes his younger brother Rajaram I and places Rajaram and Rajaram's mother under house arrest. June 22 – The Sanquhar Declaration , written by Richard Cameron , leader of the Covenanters who oppose the control of religion in Scotland by King Charles , is read aloud by Richard's brother Michael Cameron at the public square in the ...

  9. Aurangzeb - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurangzeb

    Aurangzeb and the Mughals belonged to a branch of the Timurid dynasty. He held administrative and military posts under his father Shah Jahan (r. 1628–1658) and gained recognition as an accomplished military commander. Aurangzeb served as the viceroy of the Deccan in 1636–1637 and the governor of Gujarat in 1645–1647.