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'''Battle of Umberkhind''' took place on 3 February 1661 in the mountain range of Sahyadri near the city of [[Khopoli, India|Khopoli]], [[Maharashtra]], India. The battle was fought between the [[Maratha]] army under [[Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj]] and General Kartalab Khan of the [[Mughal Empire]]. The Marathas decisively defeated the Mughal forces. <ref name="Kamble1982">{{cite book|author=B. R. Kamble|title=Studies in Shivaji and His Times|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HdQgAAAAMAAJ|year=1982|publisher=Shivaji University}}</ref> This battle was a great example of guerrilla warfare. On the orders of [[Aurangzeb]], [[Shaista Khan|Shahista Khan]] sent Kartalab Khan and [[Rai Bagan]] to attack [[Rajgad Fort]]. [[Shivaji]]'s men encountered them in a forest in the mountain hills, which was called the Umberkhind.