Created during the Mughal period,[REF] the pata's use in warfare appears to be mostly restricted to the 17th century[REF] when the Marathas came into prominence.
In the Battle of Pratapgad, when Afzal Khan's bodyguard Sayyed Banda attacked Shivaji with swords, Emperor Shivaji's bodyguard Jiva Mahala fatally struck him down, cutting off one of Sayyed Banda's hands with a dandpatta.