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{{Short description|1704 battle during the Deccan wars}}
{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Battle of Sironj
| partof = Mughal–Maratha Wars
| date = January 1704
| place = [[Sironj]], [[Malwa]]
| result = Mughal victory
| combatant1 = [[Maratha Empire]]
| combatant2 = [[Mughal Empire]]
| commander1 = Nima Sindhia
| commander2 = [[Ghazi ud-Din Khan Feroze Jung I|Firouz Jung]]
| notes =
}}
{{Campaignbox Later Mughal-Maratha Wars}}

The '''Battle of Sironj''' was a military engagement between the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] army led by Firuz Jung and the [[Maratha Confederacy|Maratha]] troops led by Nima Sindhia. The Mughals were victorious and the Marathas were repulsed from [[Sironj]].<ref name=Sinh>{{Cite book |last=Sinh |first=Raghubir |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L1Z6yHKuwlUC&dq=battle+of+sironj+1704&pg=PA60 |title=Malwa in Transition Or a Century of Anarchy: The First Phase, 1698-1765 |date=1993 |publisher=Asian Educational Services |isbn=978-81-206-0750-7 |language=en}}</ref>{{rp|60}}

== Background ==
In October 1703, after the rains were over, Nima Sindhia launched a raid with 50,000 horsemen into Mughal territories. He marched to [[Berar Province|Berar]] where he met Rustam Khan, the governor of Berar, and defeated him. He raided [[Hoshangabad]] district and marched into Malwa, sacking and ravaging everything in his way until he reached Sironj, where he laid siege to it. The Mughal garrison resisted the Marathas.<ref name=Sinh/>{{rp| 57}} <ref>R.K. Gupta, p. 85</ref><ref>Jadunath Sarkar, p. 159</ref>

== Battle ==
When news of this reached [[Aurangzeb]], he ordered Firuz Jung to catch and defeat the raiders. He left Berar in November 1703, However, the march was slow due to heavy baggage. He abandoned the baggage and camped at [[Burhanpur]], then he swiftly marched to relieve Sironj. When he arrived, he engaged the Marathas, defeating their vanguard and forcing his way to the elephant ridden by Nima. When Nima saw the reinforcements, he fled on horseback with his remaining followers to [[Bundelkhand]]. Many Marathas were slain; the Mughals recaptured the looted treasure from the Marathas and prisoners were released.<ref name=Sinh/>{{rp| 59-60}}<ref>R.K. Gupta, p. 85</ref><ref>Jadunath Sarkar, p. 159</ref>

== Aftermath ==
Bhimsen, the literary champion of [[Zulfiqar Khan Nusrat Jung|Zulfiqar Khan]], who had served as a rival to Firuz Jang, wrote that no fighting had taken place and the reports of the victory were wrong. He wrote that once the emperor discovered the real truth, the honors were postponed.<ref name=Sinh/>{{rp|II, 148b}} Similarly, Manucci recorded that the [[Marathas]] left without fighting, returning to their territory. The Akhbarats state otherwise, and the Kalimat T corroborates the version of the Akhbarats.

==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Sieges involving the Maratha Empire|Sironj]]
[[Category:Battles involving the Mughal Empire|Sironj]]
[[Category:Conflicts in 1704|Sironj]]
[[Category:1704 in India]]
[[Category:1700s in the Mughal Empire]]
==Sources==
*R.K. Gupta (2008), Studies In Indian History: Rajasthan Through The Ages The Heritage Of Rajputs (Set Of 5 Vols.).[https://www.google.ae/books/edition/Studies_In_Indian_History_Rajasthan_Thro/DLQeSBLpUwsC?hl=ar&gbpv=1&dq=Nima+Sindhia+January+1704&pg=PA85&printsec=frontcover]

*Jadunath Sarkar (1984), A History of Jaipur, C. 1503-1938.[https://www.google.ae/books/edition/A_History_of_Jaipur/O0oPIo9TXKcC?hl=ar&gbpv=1&dq=Nima+Sindhia+January+1704&pg=PA159&printsec=frontcover]
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PranayMeesala at 04:50, 19 April 2026