Battle of Raigarh (1689)

Battle of Raigad
	Part of Imperial Maratha Conquests
Date	1689
Location	Raigad
Result	Mughal victory
Belligerents
Maratha Empire	Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Yesubai (POW); Shahu I (POW)	Zulfiqar Khan
	Rajaram escapes, remaining members of the family taken as prisoners.

The Battle of Raigad occurred between the Mughal Empire and the Maratha Empire in 1689. Aurangzeb ordered his General Zulfiqar Khan to capture the Maratha king, Rajaram. Mughal forces attacked Raigad and the fortress fell, however Rajaram Maharaj escaped before that happened.^[1]

Aftermath

The mothers, wives, daughters and sons of Sambhaji and Rajaram were taken as prisoners by Zulfiqar Khan Nusrat Jung.^[3]^[4] The captured members were treated graciously. Aurangzeb ordered a tent to be set-up for them in Gulbarga. They were treated with respect and privacy. Annual pensions were fixed for all of them according to their position.^[5]^[6]

Abdul Rahim Khan was ordered to go and confiscate the property from the Fort. Itiqad Khan was rewarded by promotion to the rank of 3 hazari (2,000 troops) and gifts, and was honoured with the title 'Zulfiqar Khan Bahadur'.^[7]

References

^ a b Jacques, Tony. Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 837. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
^ Mehta, Jaswant Lal (2005-01-01). Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707-1813. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-932705-54-6.
^ https://archive.org/stream/rukaatialamgirio00aurarich#page/153/mode/2up%7C Rukaat-i-Alamgiri page 153
^ Maharashtra State Gazetteers: Buldhana. Director of Government Printing, Stationery and Publications, Maharashtra State. 1976. Shahu, the son of Sambhaji along with his mother Yesubai, was made a prisoner
^ Sarkar Jadunath (1947). Maasir I Alamgiri (1658-1707). pp. 199, 200.
^ Jacques, Tony. Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 837. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5.
^ Sarkar Jadunath (1947). Maasir I Alamgiri (1658-1707).

[raigarh-1] Jacques, Tony. Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 837. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-03-28.

[2] Mehta, Jaswant Lal (2005-01-01). Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707-1813. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-932705-54-6.

[3] ttps://archive.org/stream/rukaatialamgirio00aurarich#page/153/mode/2up%7C Rukaat-i-Alamgiri page 153

[4] Maharashtra State Gazetteers: Buldhana. Director of Government Printing, Stationery and Publications, Maharashtra State. 1976. Shahu, the son of Sambhaji along with his mother Yesubai, was made a prisoner

[5] Sarkar Jadunath (1947). Maasir I Alamgiri (1658-1707). pp. 199, 200.

[6] Jacques, Tony. Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 837. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5.

[7] Sarkar Jadunath (1947). Maasir I Alamgiri (1658-1707).

v t e Maratha Empire
Chhatrapatis	Shivaji Sambhaji Rajaram I Tarabai Shahu I Rajaram II Shahu II Pratap Singh
Peshwas	Moropant Trimbak Pingle Moreshvar Pingale Ramchandra Pant Amatya Bahiroji Pingale Balaji Vishwanath Baji Rao I Balaji Baji Rao Madhavrao Ballal Narayan Rao Raghunathrao Sawai Madhavrao Baji Rao II Amrut Rao Nana Sahib Bhat family
Amatya & Pratinidhi	Ramchandra Pant Amatya Pralhad Niraji Parshuram Pant Pratinidhi (hereditary) Shripatrao Pant Pratinidhi Jagjivanrao Pant Pratinidhi
Women	Ahilyabai Holkar Anandibai Gopikabai Jankibai Jijabai Kashibai Lakshmibai Mastani Parvatibai Putalabai Ramabai Saibai Sakvarbai Soyarabai Umabai Dabhade Baka Bai Tulsi Bai Holkar
Maratha Confederacy	Bhonsle of Nagpur Gaekwad of Baroda Scindia of Gwalior Holkar of Indore Patwardhan dynasty
Battles	Pratapgarh Kolhapur Pavan Khind Umberkhind Chakan Surat Purandar Sinhagad Salher Kalyan Bhupalgarh Bijapur Raigarh (1689) Jinji Satara Khelna Raigarh Torna Palkhed Malwa Mandsaur Bhopal Vasai 1st Trichinopoly Katwa (1st) 2nd Trichinopoly Katwa (2nd) Invasions of Bengal Burdwan Narela 2nd Delhi North-west India Peshawar Lahore 3rd Panipat Alegaon Rakshasbhuvan Capture of Delhi Pachgaon Saunshi Wadgaon Adoni Badami Savanur Gajendragad Bahadur Benda Lalsot Chaksana Patan Kharda Poona 3rd Delhi Assaye Laswari Farrukhabad Bharatpur Khadki Koregaon Mahidpur
Wars	Maratha-Mughal War of 27 years Maratha–Mysore War First Anglo-Maratha War Second Anglo-Maratha War Third Anglo-Maratha War
Adversaries	Adilshahi Qutbshahi Mughal Empire Durrani Empire British Empire Portuguese Empire Nizam of Hyderabad Mysore
Forts	Mangad Panhala Pratapgad Purandar Raigad Rajgad Shaniwar Wada Shivneri Sindhudurg Rajgad Torna
Coins	Shivrai