Aurangzeb at the siege of Satara fort.
The last eight years of King Aurangzeb's life were spent in the Deccan besieging the forts of Maharashtra One such formidable fort was the Satara Fort in Maharashtra Satara Fort was the Maratha capital and arsenal In 1673, he captured it and made it his residence It was a fine sanatorium.
Three miles away on the Padli mountain lived Chhatrapati Shivaji's Guru Ramdas Shivaji is known to have conversed with Guru Ramdas in the open spaces on both sides.
Three miles away on the Padli mountain lived Chhatrapati Shivaji's Guru Ramdas Shivaji is known to have conversed with Guru Ramdas in the open spaces on both sides.
The village on the banks of the Bhima in the Deccan-- "Brahmapuri " Emperor Aurangzeb stayed here for a long time and thus Brahmapuri became a city of sorts. Since the name " Brahmapuri" was a Hindu name, it was unbearable for the orthodox Sunni Muslim Aurangzeb He changed the name "Brahmapuri" to "Islampuri.
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After spending four years in this Islampuri, Emperor Aurangzeb himself marched to capture the Maratha forts in the Deccan on 19 October 1699 On 30 November of that year, he suddenly advanced towards the Satara fort Before that, however, he ordered his two generals, Ruhullah and Hamiduddin, to desert the area between Satara and Panhala.
The Mughal troops were not enthusiastic about this Satara Fort campaign So Aurangzeb summoned the chief Qazi Muhammad Akram at one o'clock in the night on 29th of Sha'ban The Qazi came and sat in a corner of the court The Emperor left the throne and sat beside him on the carpet.
Then he said, "I thought I would spend the month of Ramzan in the name of God in Sholapur But the generals do not pay attention to my work There is no use in making repeated requests " The emperor sent the Qazi away after complaining about the staff for two hours.
Then he said, "I thought I would spend the month of Ramzan in the name of God in Sholapur But the generals do not pay attention to my work There is no use in making repeated requests " The emperor sent the Qazi away after complaining about the staff for two hours.
Satara Fort is 900 feet above the plain The triangular hilltop 1,100 yards long east-west, 600 yards north-south The fortification is made of black stone, 40 feet high It has a 20-horse wall built of stone The wall is topped by a road for the soldiers to move inwards and a relatively less wide wall for their protection, where holes are kept for firing.
The fort had two gates, one on the north and one on the south The gate on the northern wall was heavily fortified The gate provided access to almost all services On the other hand, the gate on the southern side was located on a very steep hill and was mounted on a high ladder.
It was of little use.
It was of little use.
The walls of the fort are over 10 feet thick The parapet fence above is two cubits high and two cubits wide There are nine rock-cut ponds inside the fort The ponds are full of water throughout the year On 8 December 1699, Aurangzeb set out from Basant-Garh, north of Satara, and crossed the Krishna River.
On 9 December that year, the siege of Satara fort began The artillery and ammunition were kept ready.
On 9 December that year, the siege of Satara fort began The artillery and ammunition were kept ready.
The siege of Satara Fort lasted 134 days from 1699 to 21 April 1700 During this time, the Maratha ruler Rajaram died The chiefs of the royal court placed his five-year-old son Shivaji on the throne But this minor also died of smallpox at a place called Dhelna News of the two deaths reached Aurangzeb.
Then Parshuram, the prime minister of the Maratha kingdom, joined the Mughal camp Subhanji, the fort-keeper of Satara fort, was naturally dismayed by the news Already the Mughal warrior Tarbiyat Khan had destroyed 70 yards of the fort wall Behind Shahzada Ajam's camp boundary, a huge Mughal cannon "Mulk-Jabat" was constantly firing from a small hill.
Many Maratha generals are joining the Mughal camp Eventually, Durgadhipati, in desperation, sends Mianji to Shahzada Azam's camp in the hope of getting the emperor's forgiveness Finally, the emperor makes peace with him on favorable terms The Maratha peace is brokered by Shahzada Azam, and the Satara fort is renamed Azam-Tara.
সাতারা দুর্গ অবরোধ প্রসঙ্গে হমীদ উদ্দিন তাঁর "আহকাম-ই-আলমগীরী"-তে জানাচ্ছেন, ---
During the siege of Satara, during the holy month of Ramadan, a group of enemies suddenly came out of the fort and attacked the imperial troops Four Muslims and six Hindus were among the prisoners The Qazi of the emperor's court asked Muhammad Akram to inform the muftis of the punishment that the prisoners should receive.
The Qazi, after turning over the pages of the scriptures, wrote to the emperor that the imprisoned infidels could be released if they wished to convert to Islam, while the Muslim prisoners should be imprisoned for three years.
এই পত্রের একপাশে বাদশাহ লিখলেন, ---
"According to Hanafi, such a decision has been made But this trial is not appropriate This case should be judged differently so that the king's authority is not lost We are not orthodox Shiites who will accept that there is only one tree in a village Sunnis have four opinions and each is based on truth according to time.
বাদশাহের এই মন্তব্য পড়ে কাজী ও মুফতিরা নতুন করে সিদ্ধান্ত নিয়ে জানালেন, ---
According to the Fatawa-i-Alamgiri, we have decided that Muslims who are captured in battle should be put to death so that other enemies may beware of their punishment.
এরপর বাদশাহ মন্তব্য লিখলেন, ---
"I agreed to this. Let the rebels be killed before sunset. I will not break my fast without seeing their shaven heads.".
Then, with the help of the kotwal puran Khan, Muharram Khan performed the shaving shortly before dusk and presented it to the emperor.
তথ্যসূত্র:
The Oxford History of India: Vincent A Smith 2) Prabhavati, Part 1, No 1, Nidagh Number, 1327: Jadunath Sarkar.
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