The siege of Nargund took place in 1778 when troops from the
Sultanate of Mysore attempted to capture the town of
Nargund
Naragunda is a town in Gadag district in the Indian state of Karnataka.
Geography
Nargund is located at . It has an average elevation of 605 metres (1984 feet).
Etymology
The name "Nargund" comes from "Nari Gundu", which means "Hill ...
, a possession of the
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 Sh ...
.
Hyder Ali
Hyder Ali ( حیدر علی, ''Haidarālī''; 1720 – 7 December 1782) was the Sultan and ''de facto'' ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India. Born as Hyder Ali, he distinguished himself as a soldier, eventually drawing the at ...
defeated
Marathas
The Marathi people ( Marathi: मराठी लोक) or Marathis are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who are indigenous to Maharashtra in western India. They natively speak Marathi, an Indo-Aryan language. Maharashtra was formed as a ...
and captured Nargund. Hyder Ali kept its
Brahmin
Brahmin (; sa, ब्राह्मण, brāhmaṇa) is a varna as well as a caste within Hindu society. The Brahmins are designated as the priestly class as they serve as priests (purohit, pandit, or pujari) and religious teachers (gur ...
ruler, Vyankatrao Bhave, as the ruler of Nargund as long as he paid an annual tribute.
See also
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Second siege of Nargund
References
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Battles involving the Kingdom of Mysore
Sieges involving the Kingdom of Mysore
Battles involving the Maratha Empire