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Events on Thursday 2 February 1662 1
1662Battle of UmberkhindShivaji's forces ambush a Mughal-allied armyMaratha forces under Shivaji ambushed and defeated a Mughal-allied army led by Kartalab Khan in the Umberkhind pass near present-day Maharashtra. The guerrilla tactics used in the narrow, forested terrain became a template for later Maratha campaigns. The victory strengthened Shivaji's standing against Mughal and Bijapuri power.