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Siege of Bijapur

Siege of Bijapur was a siege conducted on 15 April 1685 at Bijapur Fort, in what is now India; it lasted 17 months. It was part of the Deccan wars, which ran from 1681 to 1707. The recorded result: Mughal victory. Recorded strength: 80,000 against 30,000.

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Siege of Bijapur
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Fought15 April 1685lasted 17 months
WhereBijapur Fort, India16.828N, 75.709E
OutcomeMughal victory
Part ofDeccan wars1681 to 1707

Where it sits in the Deccan wars

Siege of Janjira, 1682Siege of Bijapur, 1685Siege of Jinji, 1690Siege of Panhala, 170116821701Siege of Bijapur, 1685
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Record

Date15 April 1685
to 12 September 1686
PlaceBijapur Fort, India
16.828N, 75.709E
KindSiege, early modern
Territorial changeMughal Empire annexes the Sultanate of Bijapur
Strength80,000; 30,000
Commanders
  • Aurangzeb
  • Muhammad Azam Shah
  • Ghazi ud-Din Khan Feroze Jung I
  • Sikandar Adil Shah
  • Pam Naik
ParticipantsMughal Empire, Bijapur Sultanate
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Siege of Bijapur is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 354 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7509876, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Bijapur, revision 1379132442, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.