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The embrace in which Shivaji killed Afzal Khan

Summarised by Spiced Kopi · 10 November 2026, 11:25 UTC ·10 sec listen

In 1659, Maratha ruler Shivaji Maharaj killed Bijapur general Afzal Khan during a meeting at Pratapgad, where the two men embraced. The encounter helped shape Shivaji’s rise and remains a famous episode in Indian history.

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