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Siege of Purandhar

Siege of Purandhar was a siege conducted on 31 March 1665 at Purandar Fort, in what is now India; it lasted 2 months. The recorded result: Mughal victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 12,000.

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Fought31 March 1665lasted 2 months
WherePurandar Fort, India18.283N, 73.983E
OutcomeMughal victory
BelligerentsMaratha kingdomagainstMughal Empire

Record

Date31 March 1665
to 12 June 1665
PlacePurandar Fort, India
18.283N, 73.983E
KindSiege, early modern
Territorial changeMughals occupy 23 forts of Marathas
StrengthUnknown12,000
Commanders
  • Jai Singh I
  • Diler Khan
Siege of PurandharSiege of PurandharBattle of UruliBattle of PoonaBattle of KhadkiBattle of KoregaonBattle of WadgaonBattle of UruliBattle of PoonaBattle of KoregaonBattle of WadgaonBhiwandiAhmednagarKalyanMumbai100 km18.283N, 73.983E
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Elsewhere in 1665

Siege of Purandhar 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 Q7510331, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Purandhar, revision 1370586809, 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.