The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c27.358

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Marāthās, employed by Malik ‘Ambar, 159, 166, 261, 262; harass Mān Singh, 160; realise their own strength, 166; employed by Shāh Jahān in rebellion, 171; alienated by Ahmadnagar, 186; join Shāh Jahān, 187; hold Konkan and Poona, 194; their position threatened by Shāh Jahān, 196; come to terms, 197–8; rise under Shivājī, 210, 256; their debt to Shivājī, 279; their annual plundering expeditions, 281; attacked by Aurangzīb, 282; their power depressed, 283; apparently crushed, 284; trouble Aurangzīb, though without central ruler, 290; their recovery and leaders, 291; lose Gingee, 293; their success in western India, 293–4; civil war between Santājī and Dhana, 295; their methods of warfare, 299–300; masters of Deccan, 300; invade Gujarāt, 304, 315; their first raid in Mālwā, 313; accompany Husain ‘Alī to Delhi, 338; fight in the city, 339;