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| Siege of Bijapur | |||||||||
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| Part of the Mughal–Bijapur Wars | |||||||||
 The legendary "Malik-i-Maidan" cannon is stated to be the largest piece of cast bronze ordnance in the world. | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Mughal Empire |
Bijapur Sultanate ( Adil Shahi Dynasty ) | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Aurangzeb Azam Shah Shah Alam Abdullah Khan Bahadur Firuz Jang Diler Khan Ruhullah Khan Syed Mian Qasim Khan Khanzada Khan[1] Kilich Khan Ghazi ud-Din Khan Feroze Jung I Asad Khan Bahadur Khan Kokaltash |
Sikandar Adil Shah Sarza Khan Pam Naik Muiz-ud-Din Sher Khan Lodi Bahlul Khan[2] | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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100,000-110,000 men 250 cannons 22,000 Matchlocks |
35,000 men 120 cannons 12,000 Matchlocks | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 5,000 | 12,000[citation needed] | ||||||||
The siege of Bijapur began in March 1685 and ended in September 1686 with a Mughal victory. The siege began when Aurangzeb dispatched his son, Muhammad Azam Shah, with a force of nearly 50,000 men to capture Bijapur Fort and defeat Sikandar Adil Shah, the then ruler of Bijapur, who refused to be a vassal of the Mughal Empire. The siege of Bijapur was among the longest military engagements of the Mughals, lasting more than 15 months until Aurangzeb personally arrived to organize a victory.
- ^ Lal 1988, p. 260.
- ^ Kruijtzer 2009, p. 183.
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