Siege of Ramsej
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| Siege of Ramsej | |
|---|---|
| Part of Ramsej, Nashik district, Maharashtra 20°06′44″N 73°46′02″E / 20.112195°N 73.767354°E | |
| Result | Mughal victory |
| Territorial changes |
Ramsej Fort is captured by the Mughals . |
Maratha Empire
Mughal Empire Suryaji Jedhe Rupaji Bhosale Manaji More Shahabuddin Khan Bahadur Khan Kokaltash Kasim Khan Kirmani
Location within Maharashtra
Siege of Ramsej (India)
Siege of Ramsej (1682 – 1688) was a series of military confrontations between the
Ramsej Fort which is near Nashik
. The Mughal forces under Kasim Khan Kirmani captured Ramsej from the Marathas. The defending Maratha forces evacuated the fort.
Before the siege
Ramsej in the year 1671-72. Since then, it had been a part of the Maratha Empire. Ramsej was a fort lying in open lands without excessive forest cover. Aurangzeb
thought that it would be a good idea to capture an easy fort like Ramsej right at the beginning so as to increase the morale of his troops.
Battles
Marathas managed to escape before the Mughals finally took control of the fort. Finally, the Mughals hoisted their imperial flag atop the fort and the fort was finally taken after a long, hard, and tiring 7 years.[3]
See also
- Sambhaji
- Aurangzeb
- Ramsej
- Battles involving the Maratha Empire
- Mughal–Maratha Wars
References
- ^ Kolarkar, S.G (1995). History of Marathas. Nagpur: Mangesh Publishers. p. 332.
- ^ Robinson, Howard; Shotwell, James Thomson (1922). Mogul Empire and the Marathas, The Development of the British Empire. Houghton Mifflin. pp. 106–132.
- ^ Sawant, Indrajit. Marathyanche Swatantrayuddha Bhag - 1 Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. Islampur: Sahyadri Publishers.