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Siege of Jinji

Siege of Jinji was a siege conducted in September 1690 at Gingee, in what is now India; it lasted about 8 years. It was part of the Deccan wars, which ran from 1681 to 1707. The recorded result: Mughal victory. Recorded strength: 26,000 against 7,000–8000 (garrison); 10,000–30,000 (reinforcements).

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FoughtSeptember 1690lasted about 8 years
WhereGingee, India12.251N, 79.396E
OutcomeMughal victory
Part ofDeccan wars1681 to 1707

Where it sits in the Deccan wars

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Record

DateSeptember 1690 (month precision)
to 8 January 1698
PlaceGingee, India
12.251N, 79.396E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength26,000; 7,000–8000 (garrison); 10,000–30,000 (reinforcements)
Commanders
  • Zulfiqar Khan Nusrat Jung
  • Kam Bakhsh
  • Asad Khan (Mughal noble)
  • Daud Khan Panni
  • Rao Dalpat Bundela
  • Rajaram I
  • Dhanaji Jadhav
  • Santaji Ghorpade
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Siege of Jinji 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 Q7510120, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Jinji, revision 1376054561, 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.