HISTORY
MEDIAVAL INDIA
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Bijapur
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Mewar
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Gujarat
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Bengal
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Detailed explanation-1: -Afzal Khan was the most powerful General or Sardar in the court of the Bijapur Sultanate who fought against Shivaji. In 1659, he led an army of about 10, 000 elite troops and pursued Shivaji persistently. He was killed at a meeting with Shivaji by Shivaji’s lieutenant Sambhaji Kavji.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1659, the Bijapur government sent Afzal Khan to subjugate Shivaji, a former vassal who had started acting independently.
Detailed explanation-3: -Afzal Khan, a renowned general of Bijapur who had previously killed Shivaji raje’s elder brother Sambhaji in a battle, was selected to lead an assault against Shivaji raje. He started from Bijapur in 1669. Shivaji raje met Afzal Khan on 10 November 1669 and killed him in a truce negotiation.