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Afzal Khan

Type Figure Region Bijapur Sultanate Time 1621–1659 Also known as Afzal Khan、افضل خان、Afzal Khan Bijapuri

A leading general of Bijapur's Adil Shahi dynasty, killed in an ambush while meeting Shivaji near Pratapgad in 1659, a landmark in the Maratha rise.

Timeline

  1. c. 1640–1651Bijapur · BijapurHe held high office at the Bijapur court and commanded armies in the contests among the Deccan states, being known for his bravery and cruelty; by the early 1650s he was already a veteran on whom the sultanate relied.
  2. 1651–1659Western Ghats · Western GhatsThrough the 1650s he contended with Maratha power in the Deccan; in 1659 he led more than ten thousand troops deep into the Western Ghats to hunt down Shivaji, destroying several Maratha strongholds along the way, but was killed in an ambush while meeting Shivaji at Pratapgad.

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