Battle of Pavan Khind

Battle of Päwan Khind
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 (/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

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