Rustam Zaman

{{Short description|Indian general}} {{more citations needed|date=January 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Rustam Khan | office1 = | term_start1 = | term_end1 = | parents = Randaula Khan (father) | term_start2 = | term_end2 = | birth_name = | birth_date = | death_date = | issue = | children = | monarch = {{collapsible list|Mohammed Adil Shah<br>Ali Adil Shah II}} | monarch2 = | office3 = | monarch3 = | term_start3 = | term_end3 = | honorific_prefix = Rustam-i-Zaman | battles = {{tree list}}Maratha–Bijapur Wars **Battle of Pratapgarh **Siege of Panhala **Battle of Pavan Khind **Battle of Kolhapur {{tree list/end}} | resting_place = | relations = }} '''Rustam Zaman''' was the title of a Bijapuri general who commanded Adil Shah's 10,000-strong army in the Battle of Kolhapur against Shivaji's forces. Rustam had participated in many wars against the Marathas and their leader Shivaji. One of those battles were Siege of Panhala (1660), Battle of Pavan Khind, Battle of Kolhapur and many more.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Gordon |first=Stewart |title=The Marathas 1600-1818 |date=February 2007 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=9780521033169 |language=en}}</ref> He also was the son of Ranadulla Khan (who also held the title ''Rustam-i-Zaman''<ref name=":1">{{cite book |author=B. Muddhachari |title=The Mysore-Maratha Relations in the 17th Century |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w1PRAAAAMAAJ |year=1969 |publisher=Prasārānga, University of Mysore |page=15 }}</ref>), an experienced and senior general of Bijapur and the chief mentor and guardian of Shahaji.<ref name=":1" />

==Reign== He participated in the war against the Marathas under Afzal Khan. He was routed but he was allowed to go back to Bijapur by Nur Khan Beg and Tanaji Malusare, military commanders of Shivaji.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Duff |first=James Grant |title=A History of the Mahrattas |publisher=Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green |year=1826 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

He led the 10,000-strong Bijapuri army against the 3500 light cavalry of Marathas at Kolhapur. Due to the superior use of flanks by Shivaji, the Marathas won the battle and Rustam Zaman and Fazal Khan fled to Bijapur. It is said that in this battle shivaji used same tactics which Babur used against Rana Sanga of Mewar.<ref name=":2" />

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