When Maratha Army was marching towards Jiniji Rajaram was helped by Bednur Queen.[1] Just after Aurangzeb found out the Queen helping Marathas. He ordered Jan-nisar Khan, Malabat Khan and Sharza Khan (Rustam) to attack the Queen but was repulsed by Santaji. Rustam Khan decided to capture Satara and attack Santaji along with his son.[1][3][2]
| Mughal campaign of Satara Fort | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Mughal–Maratha Wars | |||||||
| |||||||
| Belligerents | |||||||
 Maratha Empire |
 Mughal Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Santaji Ghorpade Babaji Moré Dhanaji Jadhav Ramchandra Pant Shankaraji Narayan Gandekar |
Malabat Khan Jan-nisar KhanRustam Khan (WIA) (POW) Ghalib Khan (POW) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 1500 casualties[1] | ||||||
| Rustam Khan was a title his name is mentioned as Sharza Khan in some sources | |||||||
Campaign edit
Rustam Khan marched towards Satara and attacked Santaji. Initially Santaji made a retreat Rustam Khan's Army started killing the Marathas when a sudden attack was made on Rustam by Santaji and started to repulse the Mughals.[1] Rustam Khan marched towards Marathas to counter them but the Carnatic Musketeers upon seeing the damge inflected by Marathas started to flee instead of a fight. The khan saw this but decided to fight instead of retreating.[4] The Marathas repeatedly wounded the Khan at one point he fell off his elephant. Babaji Moré, who was battling the Khan, rushed to the location and captured Khan and his son.[1][5][2]
Aftermath edit
Hameer with 5000 forces decided to capture the family of Rustam, The Khan's mother, wife and children were taken prisoners. The wife and the children decided to kill themselves but Santaji released them.[6] Aurangzeb appointed Fazil Khan to secure the release of Rustam Khan. The Khan paid a sum of 100000 and was released.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g Kulkarni, G. T. (1983). The Mughal-Maratha Relations: Twenty Five Fateful Years, 1682-1707. Department of History, Deccan College Post-Graduate Research Institute. p. 144.
- ^ a b c Jaques, Tony (2006-11-30). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A Guide to 8,500 Battles from Antiquity through the Twenty-first Century [3 volumes]. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 915. ISBN 978-0-313-02799-4.
- ^ Sardesai, Govind Sakharam (1946). New History Of The Marathas Vol.1. p. 327.
- ^ Majumdar, Ramesh Chandra (1951). The History and Culture of the Indian People: The Mughal empire. G. Allen 8 Unwin. p. 295.
- ^ Sardesai, Govind Sakharam (1946). New History Of The Marathas Vol.1. p. 327.
- ^ S_r_sharma, S_r_sharma (2023-07-18). Maratha History. Creative Media Partners, LLC. p. 258. ISBN 978-1-01-946230-0.