shivaji maharaj intended to capture as much of adilshahi province and forts as possible. thereafter, he was captured from the adilshah forts of panhala, vasantgad, and khelna. he renamed khelna as vishalgad. in a.d. 1660, to check the rapid progress of shivaji maharaj, the adilshah sent siddi jauhar, the sardar of karnul region, with a large army against shivaji maharaj. the adilshah gave siddi the title of ‘salabatkhan’. in these circumstances, shivaji maharaj took shelter in the panhala fort. siddi’s soldiers led siege to the fort for about five months. shivaji maharaj found himself trapped inside the fort. netaji palkar made attempts to raise the siege by 4 attacking siddi’s army from outside. but siddi showed no signs of relenting. shivaji maharaj opened overtures with him. this led to slackness in the siege around panhalgad. taking advantage of the situation shivaji maharaj escaped through siege around the panhala fort and proceeded to vishalgad. siddi jauhar’s army pursued shivaji maharaj. shivaji maharaj stationed baji prabhu deshpande at the foot of vishalgad and entrusted the responsibility of stopping the siddi’s army. baji prabhu deshpande checked siddi’s army at the ghod pass near gajapur. he fought with the greatest valor. baji prabhu died a hero’s death in this battle. while going to vishalgad, shivaji maharaj also crushed the opposition of the adilshahi sardars- dalvi of palawan and surve of shringarpur. maharaj reached vishalgad safely. while shivaji maharaj was trapped at panhala, the mughal army invaded the swaraj. shivaji maharaj realized that it would not be prudent to fight two enemies at the same time. therefore shivaji maharaj entered into a treaty with the adilshah. as per the treaty, he returned the fort of panhala to the adilshah.