Battle of Pavan Khind

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Battle of Päwan Khind
Date 13 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]}