Mughal Conquest of Bijapur

Timeline

1. 1685–1686Bijapur Fort · VijayapuraOn the pretext of Sikandar's refusal to submit, Aurangzeb dispatched Azam and Ruhullah Khan with nearly 50,000 troops to besiege Bijapur. The Mughals at one point opened a supply route toward Solapur but failed to breach the city; the siege turned into a prolonged stalemate, with famine and disease afflicting both inside and outside the walls.
2. 1686Bijapur Fort · VijayapuraAurangzeb personally led a large army south in July, joined Abdullah Khan and other forces outside the city on September 4, personally inspected the camp to rally nearly 100,000 soldiers, and conducted continuous bombardment and assaults on the five gates and walls, preparing for the final breach.
3. 1686Bijapur Fort · VijayapuraAfter eight days of fierce assault, the gates and large sections of wall were destroyed, and the Mughal army crossed the moat into the city. Sikandar was brought before Aurangzeb in silver chains, the Adil Shahi dynasty fell, and Bijapur was absorbed into the empire. With no independent Muslim sultanate buffer remaining in the western Deccan, direct Mughal-Maratha conflict expanded accordingly.