Hambirrao Mohite

Military commander of the Maratha Empire

Hambirrao Mohite (1630-1687) was the chief military commander of Maratha Empire. He participated many campaigns and fought against the Mughals. He has worked for Shivaji Maharaj and Sambhaji Maharaj. His sister Soyrabai later married Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, which made Mohite as Shivaji's brother-in-law.[1]

Hambirrao Mohite
5th Senapati of the Maratha Empire
MonarchShivaji
Sambhaji I
Preceded byAnandrao
Succeeded byMaloji Ghorpade
Personal details
Born1630
Talbid, Satara, Ahmadnagar Sultanate
(present-day Maharashtra, India)
DiedDecember 1687
Wai, Maratha Empire
ChildrenTarabai
ParentsSambhaji
OccupationSenapati, Sarnaubat[2]
Military service
Allegiance Maratha Empire
Branch/service Maratha Army
Years of service1674 - 1687 AD
Battles/wars

Millitary Career

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On January 30, 1681, Hambirrao Mohite and Chhatrapati Sambhaji attacked Burhanpur, a major trade center, where Jehan Khan was the Mughal Subahdar. With only 200 soldiers, the Mughal garrison was unable to resist Hambirrao’s 20,000-strong army, leading to significant Mughal losses and the Marathas seizing assets worth over 1 crore rupees.[3]

On March 17, 1683, Hambirrao defeated Mughal commander Ranamast Khan in the Battle of Kalyan-Bhiwandi. In 1687, he won another victory against Sarja Khan in the Battle of Wai, but was fatally wounded by a cannonball during the clash.[3]


Reference

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  1. Richards, John F. (1993). The Mughal Empire. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-56603-2.
  2. Sorokhaibam, Jeneet (2013). Chhatrapati Shivaji: The Maratha Warrior and His Campaign. Vij Books India Private Limited. p. 61. ISBN 9789382573494.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Joshi, Pandit Shankar (1980). Chhatrapati Sambhaji, 1657-1689 A.D. S. Chand.