Multiple choice general knowledge history

Name the fort where Afzal Khan was killed by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

  1. Ajinkyatara

  2. Panhalgad

  3. Pratapgad

  4. Sindhudurag
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Pratapgad is the correct answer as it was the site of the historic 1659 meeting between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Afzal Khan, where Shivaji killed the Bijapur general in a famous encounter. The fort was strategically built by Shivaji himself in the Satara district of Maharashtra specifically for this defensive purpose. Ajinkyatara is near Satara but was not the site of this encounter, while Panhalgad was where Shivaji was besieged earlier and had to escape from.

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