Question

When did the Battle of Kolhapur take place?
A. 1632
B. 1627
C. 1678
D. 1659

Answer 1

Hint: The Battle of Kolhapur was fought near the city of Kolhapur Maharashtra between the Adil Shahi forces and the Maratha Chhatrapati Shivaji. The battle was won by the Maratha forces and is known for its brilliant movements of the army and the battle of Shivaji.

Complete answer: After the defeat of Adil Shahi at the battle of Pratapgarh he came into the territory of Shivaji to avenge the death of Afzal Khan and came to Kolhapur. Rustam Zaman was the Bijapur general who was sent to fight against Shivaji and had a large Shahi army with one of the best cavalry and frontline elephants. Shivaji attacked them near Kolhapur in 1659, the battle lasted for several hours.
Now we will discuss the events that happened in 1632, 1627 and 1678.
-In the year 1632 many Major ports were under the control of Shivaji while many of those were already being contested by the local Nayaks, Sultanate of Golconda, the English and the Dutch. In the year 1632, a strong fort of Parinda on the Northside of the kingdom was surrendered to Mohammed Ali Shah by its commander.
-In 1627 Mohammed Adil Shah became the ruler of the Shia Muslim dynasty of Bijapur.
-In 1678 the Vellore fort was surrendered to the Marathas under the siege of Chhatrapati Shivaji army. The Maratha empire strengthened the Vellore force fortification and ruled it for 30 years
Therefore, option D is correct.

Note: At the end Rustom Yzerman fled the battlefield this resulted in the conquest of large territory by the Shivaji. Adil Shahi forces also lost about 12 elephants and two thousand horses to the Marathas. After the battle ended the Marathas under Shivaji continued to capture more other Shahi territory.