Battle of Bhupalgarh

Battle of Bhupalgarh
Date2 April 1679
Location
Bhupalgarh (Banur, Maharashtra)
Result Mughal victory
Belligerents
Maratha Kingdom Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Shivaji Diler Khan
Sambhaji
Casualties and losses

Heavy

  • 1,000 killed by Ikhlas Khan's forces
  • 700 survivors had one of their arms cut off
  • Other captured survivors sold into slavery
 Heavy

The Battle of Bhupalgarh (also spelled Bhupalgad) was fought between the Mughal Empire and Maratha Kingdom in 1679, near present day Khanapur, in a leadup to the Deccan wars. The Maratha were led by Shivaji, the first Maratha king. The battle resulted in the razing of the fort of Bhupalgarh and a decisive victory for the Mughals under general Diler Khan. Shivaji's son Sambhaji, who would later become the second king of the Maratha Empire, fought on the Mughal side after defecting from his father.

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