Another brave battle by Shivaji Maharaja against the Mughals
Battle Of Umberkhind The battle Umberkhind The battle of Umberkhind was fought on 3 February 1661. It was fought by Shivaji against Kartalab Khan (who was from Uzbekistan) who was sent by Shaista Khan to capture Konkon. As Shaista Khan was defeatad by Shivaji at the Battle of Chakan so he sent Kartalab to defeat Shivaji because he was an expert in war strategies. Kartalab was planing a suprise attack on Shivaji from a route through Lonawala to attack on Konkon of Panvel. But Shivaji got this information through his spies and pretended them as to be near Panvel. Shivaji knew that Kartalab would change his Route and actually that happened Karatalb changed his route. He planned the new route from Taleigao to Malauli and from Malauli to Kandhar jungles and after Kandhar jungles through Kurvanda Ghats. Shivaji got this information by his spies. From Kurvanda Ghats there is a village which is 3 miles far away from Kurvanda Ghats, from that place onward the Ghat is so narrow that th...