Battle of Pavan Khind

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]}

Baji Prabhu Deshpande Statue in Panhala Fort

Battle of Pawankhind
Date 13 July 1660 Location Pavan Khind, Vishalgad, Maharashtra, India Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
Maratha Empire	Bijapur Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Baji Prabhu Deshpande † Fulaji Prabhu Deshpande † Rayaji Bandal  † Shambu Singh Jadhav †	Siddi Masud Siddi Jauhar Rustam Zaman Fazar Khan

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

• Battle of Kolhapur
• Third Battle of Panipat
• List of last stands