The Battle of Bhupalgarh occurred between the

Mughal Empire The Mughal Empire was an early-modern empire that controlled much of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries. Quote: "Although the first two Timurid emperors and many of their noblemen were recent migrants to the subcontinent, the d ...

and

Maratha Empire The Maratha Empire, also referred to as the Maratha Confederacy, was an early modern Indian confederation that came to dominate much of the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century. Maratha rule formally began in 1674 with the coronation of Shi ...

in 1679. After a fierce bloody resistance to the siege lasting over 55 days, the battle resulted in the razing of the fort of Bhupalgarh and a decisive victory for the Mughals under general

Diler Khan Jalal Khan Daudzai, known by his title Diler Khan, was a Mughal general who served under Aurangzeb and was the governor of Awadh. He was the son of Nawab Darya Khan Daudzai, a mansabdar of Pashtun Afghan ethnicity, who had migrated to India in 160 ...

. After terrible fighting, the Mughals captured the fortress and its stores and enslaved the garrison.

then defeated Maratha reinforcements nearby and razed the fort to the ground.

Result

The Marathas were defeated by the Mughals in this battle. Also the fort of Bhupalgarh was razed by the Mughals.

References

Bhupalgarh 1679 Bhupalgarh Shivaji 1679 in India Bhupalgarh {{Mughal-stub