Siege of Jinji (1690–1698)
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The siege of Jinji, (September 1690–8 January 1698), began when the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb appointed Zulfiqar Ali Khan as the Nawab of the Carnatic and dispatched him to besiege and capture Jinji Fort, which had been sacked and captured by Maratha Empire troops led by Rajaram, they had also ambushed and killed about 300 Mughal Sowars in the Carnatic. The Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb then ordered Ghazi ud-Din Khan Feroze Jung I to protect the supply routes leading to Jinji Fort and to support and provide reinforcements to Zulfiqar Ali Khan when needed.[2][3]
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Siege of Jinji | |||||||
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Part of Mughal–Maratha Wars | |||||||
Tarabai in battle. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Mughal Empire Madurai Nayaks | Maratha Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Zulfikar Khan Asad Khan Daud Khan Swarup Singh Mehboob Khan Fatah Muhammad Muhammad Kam Bakhsh Mir Shahab ud-Din Ali Raja Ali II Mangammal |
Rajaram Tarabai Santaji Ghorpade Dhanaji Jadhav Ramchandra Pant Amatya | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
20,000 Sepoys 5000 Sowar and Zamburak 60 Cannons 2000 Matchlocks 150 War elephants | 7-8,000 infantry[1] |
Rani Mangammal of the Madurai Nayak dynasty played a key role in assisting Zulfiqar Ali Khan.
The siege of Jinji, was also the longest siege by any single Mughal Army in recorded history, it lasted for a lingering 8 years.