Battle of Pavan Khind explained

Conflict:	Battle of Päwan Khind
Date:	13 July 1660
Place:	Pavan Khind, Vishalgad, Maharashtra, India
Result:	Inconclusive
Combatant1:	Maratha Army
Combatant2:	Bijapur Sultanate
Commander1:	Baji Prabhu Deshpande Fulaji Prabhu Deshpande Rayaji Bandal Shambu Singh Jadhav
Commander2:	Siddi Masud Siddi Jauhar

The Battle of Pavan Khind ; 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.

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

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: THESE character posters of Digpal Lanjekar's 'Pawankhind' will get you all excited for the film. 28 December 2021. Times of India. 5 January 2022.