Battle of Pavan Khind
Last stand of the Maratha rearguard against the Adil Shahi forces following the Siege of Panhala From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Pavan Khind (/pɑːvʌnxɪnd/ PAAVANKHIND); was a rearguard last stand that took place on 13 July 1660, at a mountain pass in the vicinity of fort Vishalgad, near the city of Kolhapur by the Maratha general Baji Prabhu Deshpande and Shambhu Singh Jadhav against Siddi Masud of the Bijapur Sultanate. The engagement ended with the destruction of the Maratha forces, and a tactical victory for the Bijapur Sultanate that failed to achieve a strategic victory.[citation needed]
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Battle of Päwan Khind | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Maratha Army | Bijapur Sultanate | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Baji Prabhu Deshpande † Fulaji Prabhu Deshpande † Rayaji Bandal † Shambu Singh Jadhav † |
Siddi Masud Siddi Jauhar |
In popular culture
- The battle was depicted in episodes of Raja Shivchatrapati
- In 2022, a Marathi-language film depicting the battle is titled Pawankhind directed by Digpal Lanjekar starring Chinmay Mandlekar as Shivaji and Ajay Purkar as Baji Prabhu Deshpande released on 21 January.[1]
See also
References
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