The source-backed, question-specific record explains: Bapu Gokhale, a leading commander loyal to Peshwa Baji Rao II, was killed at Ashti in February 1818. This well-attested event is preferable to the original Khushalgarh item, whose claim about Trimbakji Dengle’s capture was not reliably framed. This evidence establishes the historical relationship required in this Important Battles item. A correct solution must preserve the exact battle, date, participants, commander, location, outcome or significance requested by the stem. Similar periods, genres or national traditions do not make two battle facts interchangeable. Option A gives Bapu Gokhale and satisfies every condition stated in the question. The remaining choices—Trimbakji Dengle, Daulat Rao Scindia and Jaswant Rao Holkar—do not satisfy the complete requirement. Depending on the stem, a distractor may name a real commander but attach the wrong title, use a related event involving another power, reverse a correct association, or present a correct statement when the question specifically asks for the incorrect match. The reliable checking method is to identify the named battle first, recall or verify its verified participant or outcome, and then read qualifiers such as “both works,” “original language,” “first published,” “correctly matched” or “incorrectly matched.” These qualifiers determine what counts as the answer. Replaying that method for this Important Battles question confirms Bapu Gokhale without relying on option position.
