Siege of Belawadi: Difference between revisions

[[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.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/shivaji-his-life-times-by-gajanan-bhaskar-mehendale_202312|title=Shivaji His Life & Times|last=Gajanan Bhaskar Mehendale|pages=912}}</ref> [[Shivaji]] besieged the fort, and Mallamma defended it bravely for 27 days, according to historian Chitnis.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Shivaji_and_His_Times/WYFrgILWbIgC?hl=en|title=Shivaji and His Times|last=Sarkar|first=Jadunath|date=1992|publisher=Orient Longman|isbn=978-81-250-1347-1|language=en}}</ref> After the fort was captured, Sabhasad writes that she was punished, while Chitnis claims she was released and given a small estate.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Gaurava%E1%B9%81/gPdtAAAAMAAJ?hl=en|title=Gauravaṁ: Recent Researches in Indology : Prof. B.K. Garuraja Rao Felicitation Volume|last=Ramesh|first=K. V.|date=1996|publisher=Harman Publishing House|isbn=978-81-86622-08-7|language=en}}</ref>