Historical background A map of Bijapur Fort. The siege of Bijapur was among the longest military engagements by the Mughals, lasting more than 15 months until Aurangzeb personally arrived to organize a victory. The siege began when the Aurangzeb dispatched his son Muhammad Azam Shah with a force of nearly 50,000 men to capture Bijapur Fort and defeat Sikandar Adil Shah, the then ruler of Bijapur who refused to be a vassal of the Mughal Empire. The Siege of Bijapur began in March 1685 and ended in September 1686 with a Mughal victory. Sikandar Adil Shah Sarza Khan Pam Naik Muiz-ud-Din Sher Khan Lodi Bahlul Khan ġ00,000-110,000 men 250 cannons 22,000 Matchlocks The Mughal Empire annexed all territories ruled by the Adil Shahi dynastyĪurangzeb Muhammad Azam Shah Shah Alam Abdullah Khan Bahadur Firuz Jang Dilir Khan Ruhullah Khan Syed Mian Qasim Khan Khanzada Khan Kilich Khan Bahadur Ghazi ud-Din Khan Feroze Jung I Jahan Khan Bahadur Mughal victory A long siege by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb's forces leads to the capture of Bijapur Fort
Bijapur Fort (now in Bijapur District, Karnataka)
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