Question

Gloom spread over the whole of Bijapur.​

Answer 1

The dark and dismal gloom descended on the Sultan of Bijapur was the title given to Shivaji Maharaj.

Explanation:

• The dark and dismal gloom descended on the Sultan of Bijapur was the title given to Shivaji Maharaj.
• The fame of Shivaji's as the slayer of Afzal Khan was spread like fire everywhere in our own country and abroad countries.
• As Shivaji Maharaj got this joy of victory he was not careless.
• Taking advantage of this fame of victory he proceeded to other places of the Bijapur and captured a few forts of the Sultan.
• The Sultan of Bijapur then appointed a general and sent him to attack Shivaji with a force of seventy thousand soldiers.