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Siege of Belawadi
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| Belawadi Kingdom |
 Maratha Empire | ||||||||
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Ishaprabhu † MallammaTemplate:POW Mallamma's SonTemplate:POW |
Shivaji Dattaji Sekhoji Gaikwad | ||||||||
Shivaji, on his way to Panhala, stopped at Belavadi, a village about 20 km southeast of Sampgaon. The village had a small mud fort (gadhi) controlled by Mallamma Desai, a widow and local leader. She had attacked Shivaji's army by plundering their transport bullocks.[3] Shivaji besieged the fort, and Mallamma defended it bravely for 27 days, according to historian Chitnis.[4] After the fort was captured, Sabhasad writes that she was punished, while Chitnis claims she was released and given a small estate.[5]
- ↑ Gajanan Bhaskar Mehendale. Shivaji His Life & Times. p. 912.
- ↑ Sarkar, Jadunath (1992). Shivaji and His Times. Orient Longman. ISBN 978-81-250-1347-1.
- ↑ Gajanan Bhaskar Mehendale. Shivaji His Life & Times. p. 912.
- ↑ Sarkar, Jadunath (1992). Shivaji and His Times. Orient Longman. ISBN 978-81-250-1347-1.
- ↑ Ramesh, K. V. (1996). Gauravaṁ: Recent Researches in Indology : Prof. B.K. Garuraja Rao Felicitation Volume. Harman Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-86622-08-7.
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