Atlas of Battles

commander, 11 engagements

Battles of Aurangzeb

the sixth Mughal Emperor from 1658 to 1707, 1618 to 1707

Aurangzeb is recorded as a commander at 11 placed engagements in the atlas between 1572 and 1704: 5 battles and 6 sieges across 2 present-day countries, most in India (10), Bangladesh (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 11,195 km apart end to end, 1,120 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Deccan wars (2), Mughal–Sikh Wars (2), Mughal Empire (1).

Mughal invasion of BengalSiege of DamanBattle of KhajwaBattle of SataraSiege of PanhalaSiege of WagingeraSiege of BidarSiege of BijapurSiege of GolcondaBattle of NadaunSecond Battle of AnandpurSiege of BidarSiege of BijapurSiege of GolcondaBattle of NadaunSecond Battle of AnandpurNew DelhiDhakaKarachiAhmedabadPuneChattogramYangonSuratKanpurJaipur1000 km24.153N, 80.783E
11 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

1570s: 1 engagements1630s: 1 engagements1650s: 2 engagements1680s: 2 engagements1690s: 1 engagements1700s: 4 engagements4 in 1700s1570s1700s
11 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

In time order

Mughal invasion of Bengal, 1572Siege of Daman, 1638Siege of Bidar, 1657Battle of Khajwa, 1659Siege of Bijapur, 1685Siege of Golconda, 1687Battle of Nadaun, 1691Battle of Satara, 1700Siege of Panhala, 1701Second Battle of Anandpur, 1704Siege of Wagingera, 170415721704
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 4

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1572Mughal invasion of BengalBengal, BangladeshMughal victoryFall of Bengal SultanateFall of Bhulua...
1638Siege of DamanDaman, India1,683 km WPortuguese victory
2 March 1657Siege of BidarBidar, India569 km SEMughal victory
5 January 1659Battle of KhajwaIndia957 km NVictory of Aurangzeb
15 April 1685Siege of BijapurBijapur Fort, India1,140 km SWMughal victory
January 1687Siege of GolcondaGolconda, India293 km EMughal victory
1691Battle of NadaunNadaun, India1,615 km NBilaspur-Sikh victory
21 April 1700Battle of SataraSatara, India1,586 km SMughal victory
January 1701Siege of PanhalaIndia97 km SMughal victory
1704Second Battle of AnandpurAnandpur Sahib, India1,620 km NMughal and Hill Raja victory
27 March 1704Siege of WagingeraFort Wagingera, India1,636 km SMughal victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.