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The former type tended to be larger than the latter. This combination weapon, known as a bichuwa bagh naka, was used by the Maratha leader Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj to assassinate Afzal Khan in the 17th century. It is mistaken by the name "Bhavani" which was actually the name of his sword.
Shivaji I (Shivaji Shahaji Bhonsale, Marathi pronunciation: [ʃiˈʋaːdʑiː ˈbʱos(ə)le]; c. 19 February 1630 – 3 April 1680) [6] was an Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle dynasty. [7] Shivaji carved out his own independent kingdom from the Sultanate of Bijapur that formed the genesis of the Maratha Confederacy.
[citation needed] The Maratha ruler Shivaji I and his general Baji Prabhu Deshpande were reputedly trained in the use of the pata. When Mughal Afzal Khan's bodyguard Sayyid Banda attacked Shivaji with swords in the Battle of Pratapgad, Shivaji's bodyguard Jiva Mahala fatally struck him down, cutting off one of Sayyad's hands with a pata. [5]
Sambhaji was married to Jivubai in a marriage of political alliance and as per Maratha custom, she took the name Yesubai. Jivubai was the daughter of Pilaji Shirke, who had entered Shivaji's service following the defeat of Deshmukh Suryaji Surve who was his previous liege. This marriage thus gave Shivaji the access of the region of Konkan ...
Shivaji then sent Krishnaji back to Afzal Khan with his own agent Gopinath Pant. [19] The 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. [8] However, his real objective was to find the enemy's military strength and intentions.
The Tarikh-i-Shivaji states that Dadoji committed suicide by poison, because he was disgusted with Shivaji's waywardness. [44] Shivaji probably participated in Dadoji Kondadeo's administration of Shahji's Pune jagir. [32] During his last years, Dadoji had started issuing administrative orders in Shivaji's name. [44]
Tanaji Kaloji Malusare [4] or Subedar Tanaji Malusare was a military commander of the Maratha kingdom and a companion of Shivaji. A local poet Tulsidas, [a] wrote a powada describing Subhedar Tanhaji's heroics and sacrifice of life in the Battle of Sinhagad, which has since made him a popular figure in Indian folklore.
The word shiledar means "a soldier who possesses his own sword and horse for taking active part in combat/war". During Shivaji's rule, the Maratha army possessed many shiledars who mainly came from the "96 clans, 5 clans and 7 clans of the Maratha clan system. Due to their prominence they used to play active parts in the war held between ...