Afzal Khan (general)
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Afzal Khan (general)
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Afzal Khan was a general who served the Adil Shahi dynasty of Bijapur Sultanate in India. He played an important role in the southern expansion of the Bijapur Sultanate by subjugating the Nayaka chiefs who had taken control of the former Vijayanagara territory. In 1659, the Bijapur government sent Afzal Khan to subjugate Shivaji, a rebel Bijapuri chief, whom the Bijapur government sought to arrest. He was killed at a truce negotiation meeting with Shivaji, and his army was defeated at the Battle
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Indian Bijapur Sultanate general (d. 1659)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afzal_Khan_(general)
date created:
2005-07-09T04:44:57Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T15:27:24Z
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