Baji Prabhu Deshpande was a general of the Maratha Army. He is known for his role in the Battle of Pavan Khind at Ghod Khind, where he sacrificed his life defending Shivaji from incoming Adil Shahi forces of Siddi Johar. He also was a landlord or Vatandar in the Maval region.
Posthumous sketch of Baji Prabhu Deshpande
A 20th century depiction of Baji Prabhu with Shivaji at Pavan Khind by M.V. Dhurandhar.
Baji Prabhu Statue, Panhala Fort
Shivaji I was an Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle Dynasty. Shivaji carved out his own independent kingdom from the declining Adilshahi Sultanate of Bijapur that formed the genesis of the Maratha Empire. In 1674, he was formally crowned the Chhatrapati of his realm at Raigad Fort.
Portrait of Shivaji (c. 1680s), British Museum
Shivneri Fort
Young Shivaji (right) meets his father Shahaji. (left)
An early-20th-century painting by Sawlaram Haldankar of Shivaji fighting the Bijapuri general Afzal Khan