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Who killed Bada Sayyad at a critical moment during the meeting with Afzal khan?

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Shiva Kashid
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Jiva Mahala
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Bajiprabhu Deshpande
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Murarbaji Deshpande
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The correct option is D Jiva Mahala
Jiva Mahala killed Bada Sayyad at a critical moment during the meeting with Afzal khan. Afzal Khan's bodyguard Bada Sayyed attacked Shivaji with swords but Jiva Mahala, Shivaji's personal bodyguard fatally struck him down. The severed head was later sent to Rajgad to be shown to Shivaji's mother, Jijabai. This was during the Battle of Pratapgarh. The Battle of Pratapgad was a land battle fought on 10 November 1659 at the fort of Pratapgad near the town of Satara,The battle was between the forces of the Maratha king Shivaji and the Adilshahi general Afzal Khan.

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