The siege was led by Mughal general Mahabat Khan, governor of the Deccan, though the young prince Shah Shuja was its nominal commander.
[3] In 1631, the Mughals had tried to besiege the fort under the command of Azam Khan, but this endeavor failed due to a lack of adequate resources for supporting the imperial army.
[4][5] The viceroy of the Deccan[6] Mahabat Khan thereafter advised the young Mughal prince Shah Shuja to consider another offensive against the fort of Parenda, as a means to consolidating authority over the outer territories of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate; the sultanate had just been symbolically defeated with Mahabat Khan's successful siege of Daulatabad (1633).
The latter also worked to establish military outposts spanning the line between Daulatabad and Parenda, so as to block off any Maratha forces.
Rajput noble Jai Singh I acted as the force's vanguard, arriving in the vicinity of Parenda in January.
In light of the fact that seasonal rains were due, Mahabat Khan advised Shah Shuja to retreat to Burhanpur; the siege was lifted in May of the same year,[5][4] having lasted four months.