Q. Which of the following battles was/were fought under Shivaji I?
- Battle of Pratapgarh
- Battle of Pavan Khind
- Battle of Purandar
- Battle of Sinhagad
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
Answer:
1, 2, 3 & 4
Notes:
- Battle of Pratapgarh was fought between Shivaji and General Afzal Khan from the Adilshahi dynasty on November 10, 1659, at ‘Fort of Pratapgad’ near Satara, Maharashtra.
- Battle of Pävankhind took place on 13 July 1660, at a mountain pass in the vicinity of fort Vishalgad, near the city of Kolhapur with the Maratha warrior Baji Prabhu Deshpande and Sambhu Singh Jadhav against Siddi Masud of the Bijapur Sultanate.
- The Battle of Purandar was fought between the Mughal Empire and Maratha Empire in 1665. The Mughal Emperor, Aurangzeb, appointed Jai Singh against Shivaji.
- The Battle of Sinhagad, also known as Battle of Kondhana, took place during the night of 4 February 1670 at the fort of Sinhagad, near the city of Pune, Maharashtra between Tanaji Malusare, a Maratha commander, and Udaybhan Rathore, a fort keeper under Jai Singh I.