Atlas of Battles

war, 20 engagements

battles involving the Maratha Empire

The atlas places 20 engagements of battles involving the Maratha Empire: 18 battles and 2 sieges between 1659 and 1788, all in present-day India.

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Battle of ChakanBattle of UmberkhindBattle of SalherSiege of PondaBattle of SangamnerBattle of KalyanBattle of SataraBattle of RaigarhBattle of TornaBattle of PalkhedBattle of MandsaurBattle of UruliBattle of LalsotBattle of ChaksanaBattle of KolhapurBattle of Pavan KhindBattle of SuratBattle of PurandarBattle of BhopalSiege of TrichinopolyBattle of KolhapurBattle of Pavan KhindBattle of SuratBattle of PurandarKarachiHyderabadAhmedabadKanpurJaipurNagpurPatnaBhopalVishakhapatnamHyderabad1000 km20.985N, 75.162E
20 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

1650s: 1 engagements1660s: 5 engagements5 in 1660s1670s: 3 engagements1680s: 1 engagements1700s: 3 engagements1720s: 1 engagements1730s: 2 engagements1740s: 1 engagements1760s: 1 engagements1780s: 2 engagements1650s1780s
20 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Battle of Kolhapur, 1659Battle of Pavan Khind, 1660Battle of Chakan, 1660Battle of Umberkhind, 1661Battle of Surat, 1664Battle of Purandar, 1665Battle of Salher, 1672Siege of Ponda, 1675Battle of Sangamner, 1679Battle of Kalyan, 1682Battle of Satara, 1700Battle of Raigarh, 1703Battle of Torna, 1704Battle of Palkhed, 1728Battle of Mandsaur, 1733Battle of Bhopal, 1737Siege of Trichinopoly, 1741Battle of Uruli, 1762Battle of Lalsot, 1787Battle of Chaksana, 178816591788
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
1659Battle of KolhapurIndia
13 July 1660Battle of Pavan KhindIndiaBijapur victory
1660Battle of ChakanIndiaMughal victory
3 February 1661Battle of UmberkhindPen, India
5 January 1664Battle of SuratSurat, IndiaMaratha victory; The Maratha sacks the city for five or six days
1665Battle of PurandarPurandar Fort, IndiaMughal victory
February 1672Battle of SalherSalher, India
8 April 1675Siege of PondaPonda, IndiaMaratha victory
1679Battle of SangamnerIndia
1682Battle of KalyanIndiaMughal victory
21 April 1700Battle of SataraSatara, IndiaMughal victory
1703Battle of RaigarhRajgad Fort, India
1704Battle of TornaTorna Fort, India
28 February 1728Battle of PalkhedIndia
1733Battle of MandsaurMandsaur, India
24 December 1737Battle of BhopalBhopal, IndiaMaratha victory; Treaty of Bhopal; Mughals agree to pay 50 lakh...
16 January 1741Siege of TrichinopolyTiruchirappalli, IndiaMaratha Empire victory
5 January 1762Battle of UruliUruli Kanchan, India
1787Battle of LalsotIndiaMilitarily indecisive, Strategic Maratha victory
1788Battle of ChaksanaBharatpur, India

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within battles involving the Maratha Empire (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.