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{{Infobox military conflict<br />
| conflict = Battle of Sinhagad (Kondhana)<br />
| partof = [[The Maratha rebellion]]<br />
| image = Sinhagad.jpg<br />
| image_size = 300<br />
| date = 4 February 1670<br />
| place = Fort [[Sinhagad]], near [[Pune]], [[India]]<br />
| result = Maratha victory<br />
| territory = Fort [[Sinhagad]] (then, Kondhana fort) captured by [[Marathas]]<br />
| combatant1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Maratha Empire.png}} [[Maratha Empire|Maratha kingdom]]<br />
| combatant2 = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Mughal Empire.png}} [[Mughal Empire]]<br />
| commander1 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|border|22px]] [[Tanaji Malusare]]{{KIA}}<br />
| caption = The Fort of [[Sinhagad]]<br />
}}<br />
{{Campaignbox Later Mughal-Maratha Wars}}<br />
The '''Battle of Sinhagad''', also known as '''Battle of Kondhana''', involved an attack by [[Maratha Army|Marathas]] during the night of 4 February 1670 on the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] fort of [[Sinhagad]] (then Kondhana), near the city of [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]]. The Marathas captured the fort.<br />
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== Battle ==<br />
Sinhagad was one of the first forts which Shivaji recaptured from the Mughals following the treaty of Purandar. The capture was made possible by scaling the walls at night with rope ladders. [[Tanaji Malusare]] was killed, but the fort was captured by the Marathas. The battle and Tanaji's exploits are the basis of a popular Marathi ballad.<ref>{{cite book|last=Gordon|first=Stewart|title=The Marathas 1600-1818|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iHK-BhVXOU4C&pg=PA79|volume=2|year=1993|publisher=Cambridge University Press|page=79|isbn=9780521033169|quote=The first and most spectacular success was the capture of Sinhagad fort. It was taken by scaling very difficult walls by the means of rope ladders in a night raid which culminated in a hand to hand combat inside the fort. The raid was led by Tanhaji Malsure, who was killed in the battle.}}</ref><br />
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== Aftermath ==<br />
When Shivaji was informed about the victory and the loss of Tanaji's life during the battle, he is said to have exclaimed "''गड आला पण सिंह गेला''" ([[International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration|IAST]]: ''Gaḍa ālā paṇa siṃha gela'' [[English language|English]]: ''The fort has been captured but we lost the lion''). A bust of Tanaji Malusare was installed at the fort in memory of his contribution and sacrifice.<ref name="Verma">{{cite book|title=Forts of India|last=Verma|first=Amrit|publisher=The Director, Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India|pages=83–86|location=New Delhi|isbn=81-230-1002-8|date=2003}}</ref><br />
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== In popular culture ==<br />
* ''[[Tanhaji]]'' - a Hindi movie of 2020, starring [[Ajay Devgn|Ajay Devgan]], depicted the battle of Kondhana.<br />
* ''[[Raja Shivchatrapati]]'' - a Marathi TV serial of [[Star Pravah]] had episodes about this battle.<br />
* ''[[Subhedar]]'' - a Marathi movie of 2023, starring [[Chinmay Mandlekar]], depicted the battle of Kondhana<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:1670 in India]]<br />
[[Category:Battles involving the Maratha Empire|Sinhgad 1670]]<br />
[[Category:Conflicts in 1670|Sinhagad]]<br />
[[Category:Battles involving the Mughal Empire|Sinhagad]]<br />
[[Category:Night battles|Sinhagad]]<br />
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