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TheBattle of Satara was fought between theMughal Empire andMaratha Kingdom between December 1699 and 21 April 1700. The battle started when the Mughal EmperorAurangzeb personally marched towards Satara, accompanied by 10,000 Mughal soldiers.[citation needed] He aimed to finally capture Satara, the center of the Maratha realm. The Mughal EmperorAurangzeb then ordered for an attack on the fort ofSatara. TheMughals destroyed major parts of the fortress and many of the other Mughal Forces surrounded and marched towards the further Maratha forts. Seeing this, the Maratha commanderDhanaji Jadhav surrendered the Satara fort on 21 April 1700, and rushed to protect the further Maratha Forts to which Mughal forces marched and surrounded. The Mughals captured the Satara fort and the battle was a huge loss for the Marathas.[1][citation needed]
Maratha Kingdom
Mughal Empire
