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  Bajiprabhu Deshpande
Baji and his ancestors had been DeshPande’s (feudal lords) for many generations whereas Shivaji was a relative “commoner”.
Baji was Shivaji’s officer in the fight against AfzulKhan and in the many victorious battles after the defeat and death of that Khan.
Baji Prabhu dispatched half of his 500 soldiers with Shivaji and stood ready to fight Siddi Masood with the other half at the entrance to GhodeKhind, a narrow mountain pass that the 5,000 army under Siddi Masood must cross if they were to recapture Shivaji.
www.maayboli.com /arch/1/shivaji/bajiprabhu.shtml   (783 words)

  
 Hindu History - National revival under the Marathas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
It is during this escape that Baji Prabhu Deshpande held the pursuing enemy troops at a narrow pass called Ghod Khind.
The news of this battle and the passing away of Murar Baji and the long drawn siege along with the destruction of the countryside forced Shivaji to reach out for a compromise with Jai Singh in the interests of the sufferring population of Maharashtra.
Baji Rao was a very able and ambitious soldier and he was the one who consolidated Maratha power in North India.
www.hindubooks.org /sudheer_birodkar/hindu_history/landmaratha.html   (6928 words)

  
 Shivaji - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A small council of ministers was appointed to assist Shivaji in the administration which included Shamrao Nilkanth as Peshwa, Balkrishna Pant as Muzumdar, Raghunath Ballal as Sabnis and Sonopant as Dabir.
In a last minute rear-guard defense move, Baji Prabhu Deshpande, a brave Sardar along with 300 soldiers, volunteered to hold back the enemy at Ghod Khind.
In the resulting battle of Pavan Khind, Baji Prabhu fought aggressively, at times with swords in both hands.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shivaji   (4273 words)

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