 He returned to Panhala, however, on 4 December 1679 to reconcile with his father just before his father's death on 4 April 1680.At the height of Shivaji's power in 1678, Panhala housed 15,000 horses and 20,000 soldiers.also the main darwaza was chaar darwaza

When Shivaji died, Sambhaji was able to convince the garrison at Panhala to join him in overthrowing his stepbrother Rajaram, thus becoming the Chhatrapati(king) of the Maratha Empire.