Siege of Ramsej

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The Siege of Ramsej was a late 17th-century conflict in which Maratha forces tenaciously defended the Ramsej fort against the Mughal Empire during the protracted struggle for control over western India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military conflict ⓘ
siege ⓘ
associatedWith Aurangzeb ⓘ
Sambhaji ⓘ
belligerentSide forces loyal to the Maratha king Sambhaji ⓘ
combatant Maratha forces ⓘ
Mughal forces ⓘ
conflictBetween Maratha Empire ⓘ
Mughal Empire ⓘ
countryAtTime Mughal Empire ⓘ
culturalMemory remembered in Maratha military history ⓘ
defendedFort Ramsej Fort ⓘ
duration about 6 years ⓘ
endTime 1688 ⓘ
era late 17th century ⓘ
followedBy continued Mughal–Maratha warfare in Maharashtra ⓘ
geographicalFeature hill fort ⓘ
hasAttacker Mughal Empire ⓘ
hasDefender Maratha Empire ⓘ
historicalCategory 17th-century sieges ⓘ
Battles involving the Maratha Empire ⓘ
Battles involving the Mughal Empire ⓘ
historicalRegion Deccan ⓘ
linked to: Deccan Plateau
locatedIn Maharashtra ⓘ
Ramsej Fort ⓘ
near Nashik ⓘ
western India ⓘ
militaryTheater Deccan campaign of the Mughal Empire ⓘ
modernCountry India ⓘ
notableFor prolonged resistance against Mughal forces ⓘ
tenacious Maratha defense ⓘ
partOf Mughal–Maratha Wars ⓘ
struggle for control of western India ⓘ
precededBy earlier Mughal–Maratha clashes in the Deccan ⓘ
primaryTactic fortified defense ⓘ
prolonged blockade ⓘ
relatedEvent Mughal siege of other Maratha forts in the Deccan ⓘ
result Mughal victory ⓘ
significance symbol of Maratha resistance to Mughal expansion ⓘ
startTime 1682 ⓘ
strategicImportance control of approaches to Nashik ⓘ
control of routes in western Maharashtra ⓘ
timePeriod reign of Aurangzeb ⓘ
typeOfWarfare fortress siege ⓘ
usedWeaponry artillery ⓘ
matchlock firearms ⓘ
swords and spears ⓘ

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Maratha–Mughal relations → hasPart → Siege of Ramsej ⓘ