Question

When did the Battle of Umberkhind take place?
a. 1658
b. 1660
c. 1661
d. 1665

Answer 1

Hint:
The Battle of Umberkhind was a great battle which took place on 3 February 1661. It took place in the range of mountain Sahyadri near the city of Pen, Maharashtra, India.

Complete solution:
This battle was fought between the army of Maratha under Shivaji and General Kartalab Khan of the Mughal Empire. This is a great example of guerrilla warfare. The Marathas defeated the Mughal forces. Aurangzeb, Shahista Khan ordered Kartalab Khan and Rai Began to attack Raj gad Fort. The men of Shivaji encountered both of them in a forest at the hills of a mountain that place was called the Umberkhind. When Aurangzeb sat on the throne in the year 1659, he announced Shaista Khan as the Viceroy of the Deccan, and he sent him with numerous Mughal army to enforce the treaty the Mughalhas signed with the Adilshahi of Bijapur. In the month of January 1660, Shaista Khan arrived at Aurangabad and start seizing the Pune. The fort of Chakan and Kalyan and north Konkan all are captured by him after heavy fighting with the Marathas. The Marathas were then banned from entering the Pune city. Kartalab Khan and Rai Began started to assist Shaista Khan in his campaign. Later, both Kartalab Khan and Rai Began are sent by Shaista Khan to capture the Raj gad Fort.


Hence, the correct answer is option C.

Note:
The battle lasted for two hours, then Rai Began advised Kartalab Khan to send the soldiers with a white flag for a truce. The soldiers started shouted “Truce, truce!” and then they were encircled by the men of Shivaji. After they paid a huge ransom to them and surrendered all the arms, Kartalab Khan was allowed to go back.