Mughal invasions of Konkan (1684)

Mughal invasion of Konkan (1684)
	Part of Mughal–Maratha Wars
Date	1684
Location	Konkan region and Western Ghats, South Konkan and North Konkan.
Result	Maratha Victory
Belligerents
Maratha Empire	Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Hambirrao Mohite	Muazzam (WIA); Shahabuddin Khan
Units involved
	40,000-45000 cavalry; 60,000 infantry; 1,900 elephants; 2,000 camels; 5000 guards of hasan ali
Strength
Exact number unknown, estimates indicate ~ 10,000-15,000	100000-110000
Casualties and losses
negligible	~60000

Mughal invasion of Konkan (1684) was a part of the Deccan wars. It was a campaign launched by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb to capture the Konkan region from the Maratha Empire under Sambhaji. The Mughal forces were led by Mu'azzam and Shahbuddin Khan. The harsh climate and the Maratha guerrilla strategy forced the numerically strong Mughal army into a slow retreat. The Maratha army suffered small losses in this unsuccessful campaign of Mughal Empire. In this war the Mughals were badly defeated by Marathas.

Most of the troops died due to famine, drought, food poisoning, and a general lack of food. Nearly one third of the total troops were killed by Marathas under Sambhaji at the narrow passage of Ramghat. The remaining few thousand troops including Shah Alam were rescued by the Siddis and Ruhulla Khan and then joined to Aurangzeb's camp.

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