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envoy presented Shivaji as someone who respected Afzal Khan as an elder and an associate of his father, and as someone who was willing to submit easily. However, his real objective was to find the enemy's military strength and intentions. Sabhasad states that Gopinath bribed Afzal Khan's officers, and learned that Afzal Khan planned to arrest Shivaji at the meeting.
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contingent was soon reinforced by the main Bijapur army led by Randaula Khan. The Bijapur army captured the fort, and handed it over to Kenge Nayaka, while sending the captured wealth to Bijapur. Kenge Nayaka subsequently switched his allegiance to Bangalore, but then re-joined Bijapur, and convinced the Bangalore ruler Kempe Gowda to surrender his fort to Bijapur.
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According to the Maratha texts, Afzal Khan asked Shivaji to submit to the Bijapuri king Adil Shah, and be recognized as a vassal lord. He pretended to embrace Shivaji, but then quickly stabbed him with a concealed weapon. Shivaji was protected by his chain mail, and retaliated. Afzal Khan then rushed
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Shivaji treated Afzal Khan's envoy Krishnaji Bhaskar with respect, and met him secretly at night, urging him as a Hindu to divulge Afzal Khan's real intentions. Krishnaji hinted that Afzal Khan had treacherous plans. Shivaji then sent Krishnaji back to Afzal Khan with his own agent Gopinath Pant. The
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The Bijapur commander Randaula Khan sent a force led by Afzal Khan to capture Sira. Kasturi Ranga Nayaka, the commander of Sira, came out of the fort to negotiate with Afzal Khan, but Afzal Khan killed him. The defenders closed the fort gates before Afzal Khan could enter the fort, but Afzal Khan's
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Afzal Khan left his camp at Par with an escort of 1,000 soldiers. However, Shivaji's envoy Gopinath argued that such a large escort would scare Shivaji away from the meeting, and convinced Afzal Khan to bring only two soldiers to the meeting, just like Shivaji. Accordingly, Afzal Khan left most of
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Shivaji, who was waiting at a distance from the meeting place, demanded that Sayyid Banda leave the tent where the meeting was scheduled. Afzal Khan agreed to the demand: both Afzal Khan and Shivaji now entered inside the tent, each accompanied by three men – two soldiers and an envoy. Afzal Khan
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valley. One day before the meeting, Afzal Khan marched to Par, a village near Pratapgad, via the Radtondi pass. His soldiers encamped in scattered places, close to water bodies near the source of the Koyna River. Meanwhile, Shivaji placed his soldiers in ambush at various intervals along the path
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Several legends about Afzal Khan's fatal campaign became popular in the following years. One of these legends claims that he had a premonition about his death from an astrologer before he started his march against Shivaji. Therefore, he killed and buried his 63 wives at Afzalpura near Bijapur to
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According to Sabhasad, Afzal Khan then sent his envoy Krishna Bhaskar Kulkarni to Shivaji, declaring that he was a great friend of Shivaji's father Shahaji. He promised that he would use his influence in the Bijapur court to get the king to officially recognize Shivaji's control over Konkan and
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After learning these details from Gopinath, Shivaji pretended that he was scared of Afzal Khan, and refused to come to Wai for a meeting. Shivaji's envoy proposed a negotiation meeting with only a few bodyguards at Javli, located near the foot of the Pratpagad fort. Afzal Khan agreed, and
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claim that the goddess Bhavani appeared in Shivaji's dream, warning him of Afzal Khan's treacherous plans, and assuring him of victory. After waking up, Shivaji prayed to the goddess, and resolved to either win against Afzal Khan or die fighting. He summoned the armies of his generals –
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Meanwhile, Afzal Khan's unchallenged march to Wai had greatly frightened Shivaji's followers. His well-equipped army had freely plundered the territory of Shivaji, who had confined himself to a fort instead of challenging Afzal Khan in an open battlefield. Both Sabhasad and
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state government banned the politicized celebration because of provocative speeches and riots at the event. In 2014, the state passed a resolution banning exhibition of paintings of Shivaji killing Afzal Khan, after some Muslim groups objected to such a painting.
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various forts. He also promised to secure further distinction and military equipment for Shivaji from Bijapur. Finally, he declared that Shivaji was welcome to attend the Bijapur court, or be granted an exemption from personal attendance, if he so desired.
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Ali Adil Shah II was a minor whose mother had been the de facto ruler since the mid-1640s, when his father had fallen seriously ill. The decision of sending Afzal Khan against Shivaji was probably taken by his mother. An English letter sent by
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Bijapur's victory over Kenge Nayaka frightened the other Nayakas of present-day Karnataka into accepting Bijapur's suzerainty. Randaula Khan sent Afzal Khan to capture
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Shivaji's victory over Afzal Khan caught the popular imagination of the local public, and ballads glorifying the event were sung by wandering bards (
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state that the idols at Tuljapur and Pandharpur were removed before Afzal Khan could destroy them. The contemporary English letters of the
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Before departing for the meeting, Shivaji left instructions for continuation of his government, in case he was killed at the meeting.
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out of the tent; his companion Sayyid Banda attacked Shivaji, but was killed by Jiva Mahala. This event is remembered in a
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states that Afzal Khan's army numbered 30,000 men; and Sabhasad states that it had 12,000 cavalry plus additional infantry.
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as a trophy, and later buried under the "Abdullah Tower" at Pratapgad. The rest of Afzal Khan's body was buried in Javli.
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Later Shiv Pratap Din was granted festival status by the government. On 30th November 2022, Maharashtra chief minister
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Afzal Khan was subsequently killed and beheaded. The various sources differ regarding who killed Afzal Khan, and how:
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states that Afzal Khan challenged the goddess to show her some miracle. He went on to desecrate the Hindu temples at
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ensure that no other men would get them after his death. The graveyard of his 63 wives is known as Sath Khabar.
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in India. He played an important role in the southern expansion of the Bijapur Sultanate by subjugating the
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chiefs who had taken control of the former Vijayanagara territory. One of these chiefs was Virabhadra, the
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composed by Agrindas or Ajnandas in 1659, and probably revised later; the earliest known heroic ballad in
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At Wai, Afzal Khan wrote to local chiefs, seeking their support against Shivaji. Vithoji Haibat Rao, the
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Pratapgad Fort and the Episode of Shivaji & Afzal Khan: Told from the Original Mahratta Chronicles
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as the king, the Bijapur government became more stable, and turned its attention towards Shivaji.
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state that Shivaji's counsellors urged him to avoid losses by negotiating peace with Afzal Khan.
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accordingly, Shivaji ordered his men to clear forest and create a path from Wai to Pratapgad.
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Afzal Khan, like the ruler of Bijapur, was a Muslim, while Shivaji was a Hindu. According to
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Shivaji took precautionary measures to defend himself against Afzal Khan: he put on thin
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his escort at a short distance from the meeting place, and came to meet Shivaji in a
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Afzal Khan's head was presented before the goddess Bhavani and Shivaji's mother
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Sabhasad also supports the account of Afzal Khan's desecrations at Tuljapur and
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leading to the meeting point. He set up luxurious tents at the meeting place.
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near Belur. Ultimately, he became a vassal of Bijapur, as did the Nayaka of
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troops, hidden in the forest, came out and routed the Bijapur army at the
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and an iron armour under his clothes, and concealed two weapons: the
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Shivaji reportedly commanded a 60,000 infantry after his conquest of
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records do not mention any desecration of temples by Afzal Khan.
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In 1659, the Bijapur government sent Afzal Khan to subjugate
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The Origins of Religious Violence: An Asian Perspective
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and dagger to cut open Afzal Khan's stomach; also used
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Afzal Khan is best remembered for his campaign against
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of Rohidkhore, which was held by Shivaji's loyalist
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Index

A c. early 20th century painting of Afzal Khan
Julian calendar
Pratapgad
Adil Shahi dynasty
Bijapur Sultanate
Nayaka
Vijayanagara
Shivaji
Battle of Pratapgad
Vijayanagara Empire
Nayaka
Nayaka of Ikkeri
Bednur
Adoni
Tadipatri
Bangalore
Sira
Mysore
Kanthirava Narasaraja I
Shahaji
African origin
qasba
Chikkanayakana Halli
Belur
Sakrepatna
Tumkur
Battle of Pratapgarh
Shivaji
Maratha Empire
Marathi literature

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