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Siege of Golconda

Siege of Golconda was a siege conducted in January 1687 at Golconda, in what is now India. The recorded result: Mughal victory.

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Ruined Fort Debris
Ruined Fort Debris. PP Yoonus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtJanuary 1687
WhereGolconda, India17.383N, 78.404E
OutcomeMughal victory
Belligerents23px Mughal Empireagainst23px Golconda Sultanate (Qutb Shahi dynasty)

Record

DateJanuary 1687 (month precision)
to 22 September 1687
PlaceGolconda, India
17.383N, 78.404E
KindSiege, early modern
Territorial changeMughal Empire annexes Golconda Sultanate, Hyderabad Subah is formed
Strength~50,000 infantry; ~50,000 cavalry; ~100 siege guns
Commanders
  • Aurangzeb
  • Kilich Khan
  • Ghazi ud-Din Khan Feroze Jung I
  • Saf Shikan Khan
  • Muhammad Azam Shah
  • Ruhullah Khan
  • Abul Hasan Qutb Shah
  • Muqarrab Khan
Siege of GolcondaSiege of GolcondaBattle of DevarakondaSiege of BidarSiege of Warangal, 1310Siege of Warangal, 1323Siege of Warangal, 1318Battle of DevarakondaSiege of BidarKalaburagiWarangalKarimnagarRaichur100 km17.383N, 78.404E
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Elsewhere in 1687

Siege of Golconda 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 Q16931432, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Golconda, revision 1373044350, 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.