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{{Short description|1704 siege}}
{{More sources needed|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox military conflict
{{Infobox military conflict
|conflict=Siege of Wagingera
|conflict=Siege of Wagingera
|partof=Mughal-Ramoshi Wars
|image=
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|caption=
|caption=
|date= 27 March &ndash; 18 May 1704<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://hijri.habibur.com/1116/1/|title=Islamic Hijri Calendar For Muharram - 1116 Hijri}}</ref>
|date= March 27, 1704
|place=Wagingera Fort
|place=Wagingera Fort
|result= [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] victory<ref name=:0>{{Cite book |last=Kulkarni |first=G. T. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qA1BAAAAMAAJ |title=The Mughal-Maratha Relations: Twenty Five Fateful Years, 1682-1707 |date=1983 |publisher=Department of History, Deccan College Post-Graduate Research Institute |pages=250 |language=en}}</ref>
|result= Decisive victory for the [[Mughal Empire]]
|territory=
|territory=
|combatant1={{flag|Mughal Empire}}
|combatant1={{noflag}}[[Mughal Empire]]
|combatant2=[[Ramoshi]]
|combatant2=[[Ramoshi|Bedars]]
|commander1=[[File:Flag of the Mughal Empire.svg|25px]][[Zulfiqar Khan Nusrat Jung]]<br>[[File:Flag of the Mughal Empire.svg|25px]][[Daud Khan of the Carnatic|Daud Khan Panni]]<br>[[File:Flag of the Mughal Empire.svg|25px]][[Asaf Jah I]]<br>
|commander1={{noflag}} [[Aurangzeb]]<br>{{noflag}} [[Zulfiqar Khan Nusrat Jung]]<br>{{noflag}} [[Daud Khan of the Carnatic|Daud Khan Panni]]<br>{{noflag}} [[Asaf Jah I]]<br>{{noflag}} [[Rao Dalpat Bundela]]
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|commander2= Pedda Pidia Nayak
*[[Rao Dalpat Bundela]]
|strength1=Total: 40,000
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|commander2=[[Pedda Pidia Nayak]]
|strength1='''Total 40,000'''
|strength2=Total: 9,000
|strength2='''Total 9.000'''
|casualties1=
|casualties1=
|casualties2=
|casualties2=
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During the final '''Siege of Wagingera''', the [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Aurangzeb]] sent for [[Zulfiqar Khan Nusrat Jung]] who arrived on March 27, and the next day attacked '''Lal Tikri Hillock''' which was lost to the [[Ramoshi|Bedars]] in the early days of the siege and retook it. The Bedars retreated to the village at the foot of '''Talwargera''' and began operating from behind its mud wall. Many [[Rajput|Rajputs]] fell in this daring attack. But Zulfiqar Khan Nusrat Jung did not stop there. He sent [[Rao Dalpat Bundela]] to another mound which was taken and the Bedars fled to the village of [[Dhedpura]], where he was ambushed. But Zulfiqar Khan Nusrat Jung held his position. A few days afterwards Zulfiqar Khan Nusrat Jung made a strategic move and captured the wells from where the Bedars used to draw their water. He attacked Talwargera on April 27 taking the village.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Srivastava |first=Ashirbadi Lal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g2Q9AAAAMAAJ |title=The Mughal Empire, 1526-1803 A.D. |date=1964 |publisher=Shiva Lal Agarwala |pages=363 |language=en}}</ref>

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During the final '''Siege of Wagingera''', the [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Aurangzeb]] sent for Zulfiqar Khan Nusrat Jung who arrived on March 27, and next day attacked '''Lal Tikri hillock''' which was lost to the [[Ramoshi]]s in the early days of the siege and retook it. The [[Ramoshi]]s retreated to the village at the foot of '''Talwargera''' and began operating from behind its mud wall. Many Rajputs fell in this daring attack. But Zulfiqar Khan Nusrat Jung did not stop there. He sent [[Rao Dalpat Bundela]] to another mound which was taken and the Ramoshis fled to the village of [[Dhedpura]], where he was ambushed. But Zulfiqar Khan Nusrat Jung held his position. A few days afterwards Zulfiqar Khan Nusrat Jung made a strategic move and captured the wells from where the Ramoshis used to draw their water. He attacked Talwargera on April 27 taking the village.


==Siege==
==Siege==
[[File:Bhavanidas. The Emperor Aurangzeb Carried on a Palanquin ca. 1705–20 Metripolitan Museum of Art..jpg|thumb|left|The [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Aurangzeb]] leads his final expedition (1705).]]
[[File:Bhavanidas. The Emperor Aurangzeb Carried on a Palanquin ca. 1705–20 Metripolitan Museum of Art..jpg|thumb|left|The [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Aurangzeb]] leads his final expedition (1705).]]


With the arrival of Zulfiqar Khan Nusrat Jung the [[Ramoshi]]s were now hard pressed. The siege weapons were pushed forward to the fort, and on the day appointed for the assault, [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Aurangzeb]] mounted his horse to take part therein, and took his position at a cannon-shot distance from the fort. The enemy was overpowered, and some positions were captured. Being greatly dispirited, [[Pedda Pidia Nayak]], commander of the fort, directed his people to take their wives and children, their jewels, and whatever they could carry, and after setting fire to the temple and other buildings, they went out from another gate, and by some outlets which had been prepared for such an occasion, they made their way to the [[Maratha]] army, in parties, in the dark of night. They then fled with the Marathas.
With the arrival of Zulfiqar Khan Nusrat Jung the Bedars were now hard pressed. The siege weapons were pushed forward to the fort, and on the day appointed for the assault, Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb mounted his horse to take part therein, and took his position at a cannon-shot distance from the fort. The enemy was overpowered, and some positions were captured. Being greatly dispirited, [[Pedda Pidia Nayak]], commander of the fort, directed his people to take their wives and children, their jewels, and whatever they could carry, and after setting fire to the temple and other buildings, they went out from another gate, and by some outlets which had been prepared for such an occasion, they made their way to the [[Maratha]] army, in parties, in the dark of night.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bhattacherje |first=S. B. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oGVSvXuCsyUC&q=siege+of+wagingera |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Events & Dates |date=2009-05-01 |publisher=Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd |isbn=978-81-207-4074-7 |pages=A83 |language=en}}</ref>


The conflagration in the fort and the cessation of the firing made the Mughals aware of their flight. A party of men entered, and found only disabled and wounded persons who were unable to fly. On the 14th Muharram, the [[Mughal Army]] took possession of the place after a siege of three months. The name Wagingera was changed to ''Fort Rahman Bakhsh''. The [[Mughal Army]] then retired to pass the rainy season at [[Deogaon]], three or four kos from the [[River Krishna]].
The conflagration in the fort and the cessation of the firing made the Mughals aware of their flight. A party of men entered, and found only disabled and wounded persons who were unable to fly. On the 14th day of [[Muharram]], the [[Mughal Army]] took possession of the place after a siege of three months. The name Wagingera was changed to ''Fort Rahman Bakhsh''. The [[Mughal Army]] then retired to pass the rainy season at [[Deogaon]], three or four kos from the [[River Krishna]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}


Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb bestowed on [[Asaf Jah I]] was also gifted a female elephant and now aged 20 he was bestowed with the title of "Chin Kilich Khan" (boy swordsman) for surviving an attack that blew off three of his horse's legs during the Siege of Wagingera Fort. For fighting on and capturing the fort he was raised to rank of 5000 horse and awarded 15 million dams, a jeweled sabre and a third elephant.
Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb bestowed upon [[Asaf Jah I]] the title of "Chin Kilich Khan" (boy swordsman) for surviving an attack that blew off three of his horse's legs during the Siege of Wagingera Fort. He was also gifted a female elephant now aged 20. For fighting on and capturing the fort he was raised to rank of 5000 horse and awarded 15 million dams, a jeweled sabre and a third elephant.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Society |first=Bihar Research |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cOYfZIWh24kC |title=The Journal of the Bihar Research Society |date=1923 |pages=354–366 |language=en}}</ref>


==Aftermath==
==Aftermath==


A plaque embedded on the wall to the entrance of the fort reads in Persian;
A plaque embedded on the wall to the entrance of the fort reads in Persian:
{{cquote|By command of the emperor, defender of faith, [[Aurangzeb|Abul Muzaffar Muhy-ud-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir]], king, conqueror of the universe, may Allah preserve his country forever.}} - signifying the fall of the fort in 1705.
{{cquote|By command of the emperor, defender of faith, [[Aurangzeb|Abul Muzaffar Muhy-ud-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir]], king, conqueror of the universe, may Allah preserve his country forever.}} - signifying the fall of the fort in 1705.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Nagendra Kr |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RhJuAAAAMAAJ |title=Encyclopaedia of Muslim Biography: Muh-R |date=2001 |publisher=A.P.H. Publishing Corporation |isbn=978-81-7648-234-9 |pages=8 |language=en}}</ref>


By now the elderly Emperor was exhausted and returned to [[Ahmednagar]] on January 31, 1706. The siege of Wagingera would be his last battle. He died in 1707 and was succeeded by his son [[Bahadur Shah I]].
By now the elderly Emperor was exhausted and returned to [[Ahmednagar]] on January 31, 1706. The siege of Wagingera would be his last battle. He died in 1707 and was succeeded by his son [[Bahadur Shah I]].<ref name=":0" />


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Zulfiqar Khan Nusrat Jung]]
*[[Zulfiqar Khan Nusrat Jung]]
*[[Asaf Jah I]]
*[[Asaf Jah I]]

==References==
{{reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 12:40, 8 October 2024

Siege of Wagingera
Date27 March – 18 May 1704[1]
Location
Wagingera Fort
Result Mughal victory[2]
Belligerents
 Mughal Empire Bedars
Commanders and leaders
  Aurangzeb
  Zulfiqar Khan Nusrat Jung
  Daud Khan Panni
  Asaf Jah I
  Rao Dalpat Bundela		 Pedda Pidia Nayak
Strength
Total: 40,000 Total: 9,000

During the final Siege of Wagingera, the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb sent for Zulfiqar Khan Nusrat Jung who arrived on March 27, and the next day attacked Lal Tikri Hillock which was lost to the Bedars in the early days of the siege and retook it. The Bedars retreated to the village at the foot of Talwargera and began operating from behind its mud wall. Many Rajputs fell in this daring attack. But Zulfiqar Khan Nusrat Jung did not stop there. He sent Rao Dalpat Bundela to another mound which was taken and the Bedars fled to the village of Dhedpura, where he was ambushed. But Zulfiqar Khan Nusrat Jung held his position. A few days afterwards Zulfiqar Khan Nusrat Jung made a strategic move and captured the wells from where the Bedars used to draw their water. He attacked Talwargera on April 27 taking the village.[3]

Siege

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The Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb leads his final expedition (1705).

With the arrival of Zulfiqar Khan Nusrat Jung the Bedars were now hard pressed. The siege weapons were pushed forward to the fort, and on the day appointed for the assault, Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb mounted his horse to take part therein, and took his position at a cannon-shot distance from the fort. The enemy was overpowered, and some positions were captured. Being greatly dispirited, Pedda Pidia Nayak, commander of the fort, directed his people to take their wives and children, their jewels, and whatever they could carry, and after setting fire to the temple and other buildings, they went out from another gate, and by some outlets which had been prepared for such an occasion, they made their way to the Maratha army, in parties, in the dark of night.[4]

The conflagration in the fort and the cessation of the firing made the Mughals aware of their flight. A party of men entered, and found only disabled and wounded persons who were unable to fly. On the 14th day of Muharram, the Mughal Army took possession of the place after a siege of three months. The name Wagingera was changed to Fort Rahman Bakhsh. The Mughal Army then retired to pass the rainy season at Deogaon, three or four kos from the River Krishna.[citation needed]

Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb bestowed upon Asaf Jah I the title of "Chin Kilich Khan" (boy swordsman) for surviving an attack that blew off three of his horse's legs during the Siege of Wagingera Fort. He was also gifted a female elephant now aged 20. For fighting on and capturing the fort he was raised to rank of 5000 horse and awarded 15 million dams, a jeweled sabre and a third elephant.[5]

Aftermath

[edit]

A plaque embedded on the wall to the entrance of the fort reads in Persian:

By command of the emperor, defender of faith, Abul Muzaffar Muhy-ud-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir, king, conqueror of the universe, may Allah preserve his country forever.

- signifying the fall of the fort in 1705.[6]

By now the elderly Emperor was exhausted and returned to Ahmednagar on January 31, 1706. The siege of Wagingera would be his last battle. He died in 1707 and was succeeded by his son Bahadur Shah I.[2]

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ "Islamic Hijri Calendar For Muharram - 1116 Hijri".
  2. ^ a b Kulkarni, G. T. (1983). The Mughal-Maratha Relations: Twenty Five Fateful Years, 1682-1707. Department of History, Deccan College Post-Graduate Research Institute. p. 250.
  3. ^ Srivastava, Ashirbadi Lal (1964). The Mughal Empire, 1526-1803 A.D. Shiva Lal Agarwala. p. 363.
  4. ^ Bhattacherje, S. B. (2009-05-01). Encyclopaedia of Indian Events & Dates. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. pp. A83. ISBN 978-81-207-4074-7.
  5. ^ Society, Bihar Research (1923). The Journal of the Bihar Research Society. pp. 354–366.
  6. ^ Singh, Nagendra Kr (2001). Encyclopaedia of Muslim Biography: Muh-R. A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 8. ISBN 978-81-7648-234-9.
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