Battle of Pratapgarh
1659 battle between the Marathas and the Adilshahi / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Pratapgad took place on 10 November 1659, at Pratapgarh Fort in Satara. The battle was fought between the Maratha forces led by Shivaji and the Bijapur troops under General Afzal Khan. The Marathas emerged victorious, marking their first significant military triumph against a major regional power. In the aftermath of this victory Shivaji captured 65 elephants, 4000 horses, 1200 camels and 10 Lakh rupees of cash and jewelry.[2][3]
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Battle of Pratapgarh | |||||||
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The fort of Pratapgarh | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Bijapur Sultanate | Maratha Kingdom | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Afzal Khan X Bada Sayyid † Fazal Khan (WIA) Rustam Zaman (WIA) Krishnaji Bhaskar † Abdul Sayyid † Rahim Khan † Pahlawan Khan † Ranadaula Khan (POW) Ambar Khan (POW) Rajaji Ghatge (POW) Musa Khan Pathan Hasan Khan Yaqut Khan Ankush Khan |
Shivaji I Kanhoji Jedhe Tanaji Malusare Netaji Palkar Moropant Trimbak Pingle Noor Khan Beg Ibrahim Khan Yesaji Kank | ||||||
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10,000 cavalry 30,000 infantry | Unknown | ||||||
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Unknown, much more | Unknown, less |
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