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| Battle of Chakan | |||||||
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| Part ofMughal Conquests andThe Maratha rebellion | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Maratha Kingdom | Mughal Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Firangoji Narsala Trimbakraje Korde Patil | Shaista Khan Rai Singh Sisodiya Bhao Singh Hada[1] Bhao Singh Hada[2] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Almost all[3] | 286 killed 600 injured[4] | ||||||
| Ancient Hindu Temples and Monasteries destroyed in Maratha domain[5] | |||||||
TheBattle of Chakan in 1660 took place betweenMughal forces led byShaista Khan andMaratha forces commanded byFirangoji Narsala atChakan inMaharashtra. Shaista Khan's Mughal forces emerged victorious by besieging the Chakan fort, leading to the surrender of the Maratha commander Firangoji.[3]
In 1660, Shaista Khan, theMughal governor of Deccan invadedPune, subsequently capturing and occupying the city. Consequently, he seized the northern segment of Shivaji's territories and stationed a garrison there.[6] Shaista Khan was Aurangzeb's maternal uncle.[7]
The fort of Chakan was under the Maratha leader Firangoji Narsala. Shaista Khan with his rajput commadars namely Rai Singh Sisodiya , ANVIT Singh Hada and Bhau Singh Hada marched towards the Chakan fort and besieged the fort for four months.[6] The Mughals attacked and destroyed a part of wall by bombarding a mine. Chakan succumbed to a violent two-day assault, resulting in the massacre of most of the garrison, and Firangoji ultimately surrendered.[3]
"Shaista Khan arrived near the Bhima River which formed the boundary of the enemy's territory. The Muslim army destroyed temples, demolished monasteries, razed the houses of the principal men to the ground, cut down trees in gardens and laid waste many ancient villages and towns. Thus the country bore the appearance of the moon in total eclipse."
— Shivabharat[8]
