Battle of Pavan Khind

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Battle of Päwan Khind
Part of Battles involving the Maratha Empire
Date13 July 1660
Location
Pavan Khind, Vishalgad, Maharashtra, India
Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
Maratha Army
Bijapur Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Baji Prabhu Deshpande 
Fulaji Prabhu Deshpande 
Rayaji Bandal  
Shambu Singh Jadhav 
Siddi Masud
Siddi Jauhar

The Battle of Pavan Khind (

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

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

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

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