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Siege of Golconda
1687 siege in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The siege of Golconda was a siege of Golconda Fort between the Qutb Shahi dynasty and the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, occurring in January 1687, lasting 8 months. The fort was home of the Kollur Mine. The Golconda Fort was considered to be an impregnable fort on the Indian subcontinent.[3] At the end of the siege, Aurangzeb and the Mughals entered Golconda victorious.
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Siege of Golconda (1687) | |||||||||
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Part of Mughal conquests in the Deccan | |||||||||
![]() Modern ruins of the Golconda Fort, which was rebuilt and fortified by Aurangzeb after its conquest in the year 1687 | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
![]() Mir Jumla II Kilich Khan ā Shaista Khan Ibrahim Khan Dilir Khan Ghazi ud-Din Khan Feroze Jung S/O Khwaja Abid Siddiqi Kilich Khan Bahudur Khalilullah Khan Lutfullah Khan (Mughal Empire) |
![]() Muqarrab Khan[1] (defector) Sarandaz Khan[2] (defector) | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
90,000 - 120,000 men 240 cannons 50,000 cavalry |
35,000 men 110 cannons 10,000 cavalry | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
1,000 killed or wounded | 5,000 killed or wounded |
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