Shri Shiv Chatrapati Caritr 1.1.8

1.1.8

Sambhaji Kavji got a private audience with him on the pretence of negotiating a matrimonial alliance and stabbed Hanmant Rav to death with a dagger. Jawli was conquered. There was a rebel named Babji Raje in the valley of Sivtar. He was put into prison and his eyes were put out. Then an expedition was made against the ruling chief Surve. Singarpur was captured. Surve fled to another province. His Karbhari Sirke was won over and the province was taken possession of. Some villages (mahals) were conferred on him (Sirke) and his daughter, the Raja, got married to his son (Sambhaji). In this manner the two principalities of Jawli and Srngarpur were conquered. The Brahman Moro Trimbak Pingle had laboured hard in this connection and the Pes'wa-ship was on that account taken from Samrav Nilkanth and conferred on Moro Pant; Nilo Sondev also had worked hard and was therefore appointed Surnis; one Gangaji Mangaji was appointed Vaknis, Prabhakar Bhat, a great Brahman, was Upadhyaya (family priest); the office was continued to his sons Balam Bhat and Govind Bhat. Netaji Palkar was made Sarnobat of the forces. During Netaji's Sarnobat-ship the Paga numbered seven thousand and the Siledars three thousand; the whole army was thus ten thousand strong, about 10,000 Mawles were enlisted. One Yesaji Kank was made their Sarnobat. In this manner were careful arrangements made for the kingdom. The Raja's wife — he had married Sai Bai the daughter of the Nimbalkar — was delivered of a child.