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Siege of Belawadi
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 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]
Notes
- ↑ According to Historians G.B Mehendale and J.D Sarkar In 1989, Mumbai University's Kannada Department published Shivaji-Mallammaji Samarotsava, a Marathi book edited by Dr. K. N. Chitnis, who described it as an "early 18th Century Manuscript." The manuscript claims to be written by Shesho Shrinivas Mutalik for a biography competition about Shivaji, organized by Tarabai, Shivaji's daughter-in-law and then regent of the Maratha Kingdom, where it secured third place. The narrative describes Mallamma, daughter of Madhulinga Nayak of Sonda and wife of Ishaprabhu of Belavadi. During Shivaji's Karnataka campaign, his soldiers allegedly seized cows from Belavadi, leading to a conflict in which Ishaprabhu was fatally wounded. Mallamma continued the resistance, ambushing Shivaji and his few remaining followers. The story asserts that Shivaji, fearing for his life, sought Mallamma's forgiveness, which she granted. The original manuscript is lost, but a Marathi copy in Kannada script, purportedly made after Mallamma's death in 1717, was reportedly found in Belavadi. Dr. Chitnis acknowledged the text's modern language, interpolations, and the false claim of Mallamma's victory over Shivaji, yet considered the possibility of its early 18th-century origin. However, some historians believe the manuscript is a modern fabrication, noting similarities with the Shri-Shivadigvijaya Chronicle, indicating it couldn't have been written before 1818. Additionally, the presence of contemporary Marathi phrases suggests it may have been composed after 1900. [1][2]
Reference
- ↑ 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.