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Battle of Kanhera fort.

After shivaji maharaj came back to Deccan from Agra in 1666 he started to capture the forts which he lost in the treaty of Purandar. In the end of 1671 shivaji maharaj had many forts under his control and Kanhera fort was one of them ( situated in Nashik, Maharashtra ). At the end of 1671 Emperor Aurangzeb sent Diler Khan a warrior from mughal empire to win forts of Marathas. Now diler planed that first he shall win the Kanhera fort and after that the Salher fort. Diler with his 35,000 mughal army was on the way to Kanhera fort. On Kanhera fort a maratha sardar named Ramaji Pangere was appointed as the " killedar ". As Ramaji came to know that diler with his 35,000 soldiers is coming to win the Kanhera fort, Ramaji with his 700 maratha warriors became ready to fight against diler. As diler came near the fort with his 35,000 mughal army the 700 maratha soldiers attacked on him. Within few hours the maratha army completely killed the maximum mughal force as a result diler and many of his soldiers ran from the battle. Location - Kanhera fort ( Nashik, Maharashtra ) Army - mughals - 35,000 Marathas - 700 Result - Maratha victory