Siege of Jinji

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The Siege of Jinji was a prolonged late-17th-century Mughal campaign in southern India in which Emperor Aurangzeb’s forces besieged and eventually captured the fortified stronghold of the Maratha leader Rajaram, marking a key episode in the Mughal–Maratha conflict.

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instanceOf military campaign
siege
alsoKnownAs Siege of Gingee NERFINISHED
associatedWith Aurangzeb’s Deccan campaigns NERFINISHED
Maratha resistance under Rajaram
belligerentStrength Maratha garrison
large Mughal army
cause Mughal attempt to crush Maratha power
combatant Maratha Empire NERFINISHED
Mughal Empire NERFINISHED
commander Aurangzeb NERFINISHED
Rajaram I NERFINISHED
Zulfiqar Khan Nusrat Jung NERFINISHED
conflict Mughal–Maratha Wars NERFINISHED
country India
duration about eight years
endTime 1698
era late 17th century
followedBy continued Maratha resistance after loss of Gingee
follows earlier Mughal–Maratha engagements in the Deccan
fortificationType hill fort
historicalPeriod Mughal era
historicalRegion Deccan NERFINISHED
involves artillery bombardment
defensive fortifications
location Gingee NERFINISHED
Gingee Fort NERFINISHED
Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED
southern India NERFINISHED
militaryTactic blockade of fort
prolonged siege
notableFor length of the siege
strategic importance of Gingee Fort
objective capture of Gingee Fort
outcome Gingee Fort captured by Mughals
partOf Mughal–Maratha conflict NERFINISHED
precededBy Mughal expansion into the Carnatic region
result Mughal victory
significance capture of Rajaram’s stronghold
extended Mughal operations in the Deccan
key episode in the Mughal–Maratha conflict
startTime 1690
strongholdOf Rajaram I NERFINISHED
tookPlaceIn Carnatic region NERFINISHED

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Mughal–Maratha Wars notableBattle Siege of Jinji