Atlas of Battles

siege, early modern

Siege of Panhala

Siege of Panhala was a siege conducted in January 1701 in what is now India. It was part of the Deccan wars, which ran from 1681 to 1707. The recorded result: Mughal victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 10,000 cavalry; 2,000 infantry.

See it on the globe Read the article

FoughtJanuary 1701
WhereIndia16.820N, 74.120E
OutcomeMughal victory
BelligerentsMughal EmpireagainstMaratha Kingdom
Casualties and lossesHeavyandHeavy
Part ofDeccan wars1681 to 1707

Where it sits in the Deccan wars

Siege of Janjira, 1682Siege of Bijapur, 1685Siege of Jinji, 1690Siege of Panhala, 170116821701Siege of Panhala, 1701
4 placed engagements of the Deccan wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateJanuary 1701 (month precision)
to 28 May 1701
PlaceIndia
16.820N, 74.120E
KindSiege, early modern
Territorial changePanhala and Pavangad annexed by the Mughal Empire
StrengthUnknown10,000 cavalry; 2,000 infantry
Casualties and lossesHeavyHeavy
Commanders
  • Aurangzeb
  • Bidar Bakht
  • Zulfiqar Khan Nusrat Jung
  • Ghazi ud-Din Khan Feroze Jung I
  • Parshuram Pant Pratinidhi
  • Dhanaji Jadhav
  • Ramchandra Pant Amatya
Siege of PanhalaSiege of PanhalaSiege of PanhalaSiege of PanhalaSiege of PanhalaBattle of Pavan KhindBattle of ArgaonSiege of PanhalaBattle of Pavan KhindBattle of ArgaonBelagavi100 km16.820N, 74.120E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1701

Siege of Panhala is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 376 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q136380005, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Panhala (1701), revision 1370744293, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.