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'''Bapuji Mudgal Deshpande''' ({{lang-mr|बापुजी मुदगल देशपांडे}}; 1608–1665) was a general who served [[Shivaji]].

== Early life ==
The Deshpande family warriors didn't have firm direction before 1636 and were engaged in battles where they would sometimes ally with Adilshah or with Nizamshah. The Deshpande family had a light infantry of 500 people, consisting of local Mahadev Koli, Ramoshi and Marathas.

It was 1636 when the family met [[Jijabai]], Konde Deshmukh and [[Dadoji Konddeo]], and offered their own Wada for stay to the Bhonsales.

Bapuji Mugdal belonged to this family that came from a [[Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu]] i.e. [[CKP]] community of Maharashtra. The family's original name was Narhekar and obtained the name Deshpande because they were the [[Deshpande]]s of Khedebare.<ref>{{cite journal|page=50|author=Kamble, Mohan |title=The Role Of C.K.P. Community In Maratha History"(1600 A.D. to 1818 A.D.)|quote=In the year 1647 A.D. Shivaji achieved a great success by securing the fort of Kondana (Sinhgad). The peaceful transfer of the fort was achieved through the efforts of Bapuji Mudgal Narhekar, the Deshpande of ‘Khedebare’ who was C.K.P. The Jedhe chronicle records that Shivaji made some diplomatic move through Bapuji Mudgal Narhekar, Deshpande of ‘Khedebare’ and treacherously seized Kondana.|publisher=Shivaji University|year=2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Chhatrapati Shivaji|author=Setu Madhavrao Pagadi |publisher=Continental Prakashan |year=2004|pages=60–62}}</ref>

== Shivapur Village ==
This family supported and encouraged idea of new village development of [[Khed Shivapur]].

== First recapturing of Kondhana in 1647 ==
By using force of his military, Bapuji removed [[Adilshahi]], the [[Kiladar]] of [[Kondhana]], and started Swarajya’s rule over there. Later, Muse Khan made complaint to Adilshaha about this incident. As a response, Sultan sent small army, headed by the Ghorpades (who used to hate Bhonsale family), but Bapuji Mudgal Deshpande, [[Dadoji Konddeo]] and 18-year-old [[Shivaji]] convinced [[Ghorpade]] about their action, Ghorpades believed to punish [[Dadoji Konddeo]] by cutting his one hand as he sided the [[Bhonsale]]’s wing in spite of servant of Adilshah.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=_qI9AAAAMAAJ | The Rise and Fall of the Maratha Power, Volume 1 By Shivaram Laxman Karandikar,Page 57-58]</ref>{{clarify|reason=whole section has poor grammar and makes it unclear.|date=November 2021}}

== Second recapturing of Kondhana in 1656 ==
After giving Kondhana fort to Adilshaha in 1650, Shivaji realized the need to have control of this strategically important fort near Pune. He ordered Bapuji to look on to this matter. Bapuji had unique idea to handle this issue without war, he convinced Muslim Kiladar of Kondhana by offering huge “Inam” tax free land near [[Khed Shivapur]] village in return of this fort’s control and thus avoided battle and blood lash. [[Shivaji]] got so impressed when he came to know the way by which Bapuji got this fort, he paid good reward to him and kept “Karkhanishi” of fort to Deshpande family.

== Later life and inheritance ==
His son [[Keso Narayan Deshpande]] fought in [[Purandar fort]]’s battle during 1670 and successfully recaptured this fort but was unfortunately killed in the battle in the hands of [[Mirad Khan]] who was Kiladar of Purandar. Later Shivaji Raje awarded [[Mujumdari]] (Administrative Post) of fort and area from Pune to Baramati to [[Niliopant Mujumdar]] of Pune.

==References==
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