Question

When did the Battle of Pavan Khind take place?
A)1660
B)1662
C)1664
D)1668

Answer 1

Hint: 1)The Battle took place in the year when the Maratha King Shivaji was trapped in the Panhala Fort, under siege and vastly overthrown and outnumbered by the Adilshah army who was led by the Abyssinian named Siddi Masud.
2)The entire siege lasted for four months.

Complete answer:
Battle of Pävankhind was the last rearguard to be held on 13 July 1660 at a mountain pass in the vicinity of Fort Vishalgad, near the town of Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India, between Maratha Warrior Baji Prabhu Deshpande and Siddi Masud of Adilshahi Sultanate. The large battle ended with the destruction of the Maratha forces and the tactical victory of the Sultanate of Bijapur. The noticeable thing of the battle was the winning party failed to achieve a strategic victory.

Following are the given alternatives:
1)The Battle of Pävankhind was a battle that took place on 13 July 1660. Thus, Option A is correct.
2)Two years before 1662, i.e. in 1660, the Battle of Pavankhind was held. Thus, Option B is incorrect.
3)The PawanKhind Battle was held in 1660 and not in the year 1664. Thus, Option C is also incorrect.
4)The Battle of PavanKhind was not held in 1668. Thus, Option D is incorrect.

Hence, the correct answer is option (A)

Note: 1)Shivaji's escape from the fort was found out soon. After which, the powerful Bijapuri forces under Jauhar's son, Siddi Aziz, Afzal Khan's son and Fazl Khan, set out in search of him.
2)The Bijapuris refused to besiege Vishalgarh and withdrew to their own territory, after having recovered Pavangad and some other forts besides Panhala.
3)In that quarter, Shivaji retained only the forts of Rangan and Vishalgarh.