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The siege initiated by Siddi Jauhar involved blocking all escape routes for Shivaji, prompting Netaji to conduct nightly attacks on Jauhar's army to safeguard Shivaji from harm.
In 1660, Adilshah sent his general Siddi Jauhar to attack Shivaji's southern border, in alliance with the Mughals who planned to attack from the north. At that time, Shivaji was encamped at Panhala fort with his forces.
He sent several costly presents to Siddi Jauhar and even offered to surrender, provided that Johar agreed to protect Shivaji from the wrath of Adilshah. Shivaji successfully managed to create an impression in Siddi's camp that Shivaji was befriended, and willing to accept defeat.
Jun 26, 2023 · Shivaji instructed Netaji Palkar, the Commander-in-Chief, to launch an outside attack on Siddi Jauhar's army while he was campaigning near Bijapur. Fazal Khan and Rustam-e-Zaman allied with Siddi Jauhar after being defeated by Shivaji's forces.
- 28 December 1659
- Maratha Dynasty and Adil Shahi Dynasty
- Battle of Kolhapur
- Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
- Foundation of Swaraj
- The Capture of Javali
- The Establishment of Maratha Navy
- Defeat of Afzal Khan and Battle of Javali
- The Expedition of Siddi Jauhar
- Conflict with The Mughals: Shaista Khan’s Invasion
- The Surat Campaign
- Jaisingh’s Campaign Against Shivaji Maharaj
- Visit to Agra
- Offensive Against The Mughals
A number of small spurs run eastward from the sahyadris in the Pune region. The extremely rugged valleys enclosed by these are usually known as the Mavals or Khores each named after stream running through it, or after the principal village. Collectively they are known as the Mavals. The inhabitants of this region who are called the Mavalas, were an...
The region of Javali in Satara district was important from strategic point of view. Many routes to the Konkan were through Javali. For the expansion of the Swaraj in the Konkan, it was essential to control that region. The region of Javali was ruled by Chandrarao More, a powerful sardar in the Adilshahi. Shivaji Maharaj attacked Javali and captured...
When Shivaji Maharaj became master of a long coastal strip, he deemed it necessary to undertake the construction of a Navy. Shivaji Maharaj realized that the one who had a navy, controlled the sea. To protect his own territory from the Siddi's depredations, to protect the merchant ships and ports in order to secure and enhance revenue incomes deriv...
Shivaji Maharaj had openly challenged the Adilshahi by capturing forts in his jagir and the territory in north Konkan. At that time the Badi Sahiba was looking after the administration of Adilshahi. She sent Afzal Khan, a powerful and an experienced Adilshahi General to curb Shivaji Maharaj. Afzal Khan set out from Bijapur sometime in May 1659. To ...
Shivaji Maharaj intended to capture as much of Adilshahi province and forts as possible. Thereafter, he captured from the Adilshah forts of Panhala, Vasantgad and Khelna. He renamed Khelna as Vishalgad. In A.D. 1660, to check the rapid progress of Shivaji Maharaj, the Adilshah sent Siddi Jauhar, the Sardar of Karnul region, with a large army agains...
For expansion of the Swaraj, conflict with the Mughals was inevitable. Emperor Aurangzeb appointed Shaista khan, to the viceroyalty of the Deccan, ordering him to invade and annex Shivaji Maharaj’s dominions. Shaista khan left Ahmednagar in February 1660 and arrived in Pune on 10th May 1660. He decided to capture the fort of Chakan to obtain suppli...
In three years time, Shaista Khan had ravaged the territories of the Swaraj. It was necessary to make up this loss. Surat was the richest and most prosperous port of the Mughal Empire on the west coast. Europeans i.e. the British, the Dutch and the French had their factories there. Shivaji Maharaj devised a plan of attack on Surat. The Subhedar of ...
With a view to crush growing power of Shivaji Maharaj, Aurangzeb sent Jaisingh of Ambar, an experienced and powerful Mughal Sardar. He left Delhi on 30th Septmeber 1664 and reached Pune on 3rd March 1665. Jaisingh's strategy was to isolate Shivaji Maharaj from his neighboring powers so that he would get neither help nor support from them, to preven...
Jaisingh’s campaign against the Adilshahi proved unsuccessful. Jaisingh and Aurangzeb felt that if the Adilshah, the Qutubshah and Shivaji Maharaj joined forces against the Mughals, it would be a great setback to the Mughal policies in the Deccan. Both of them felt that Shivaji Maharaj ought to be kept away at least for sometime from the Deccan pol...
For about four years after his return from Agra, Shivaji Maharaj concentrated his attention on putting the affairs of Swaraj in order. He re-organized army and carried repairs to forts. In 1670, Shivaji Maharaj followed an offensive policy against the Mughals. His first aim was to clear his homeland of the Mughals. He also aimed at recapturing the ...
Then he isolated Shivaji by engaging Adilshah and the Portuguese in treaties, whereby they would neither directly nor indirectly assist Shivaji or divert his attention by attacking the Mughals, nor allow safe passage for Shivaji through their territories (though Adilshah was Shivaji's enemy, he could have teamed up with Shivaji to ward off a ...
According to the plans of the Mughals and Adil Shah, Adil Shah sent Siddi Jauhar in 1660 to attack Shivaji along his southern borders, preceding the expected major Mughal attack from the north. Siddi Jauhar ordered his army of forty thousand men to march north towards Kolhapur to confront and defeat Shivaji.
