The Dynasties of the Kanarese Districts of the Bombay Presidency from the Earliest Historical Times to the Musalman Conquest c7.s8.175

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near Sáyván on the Vaitarna river, within the territory of the Portuguese, who of course resented the encroachment, but ineffectually.¹ From the end of 1675 to July 1676 Shiváji was at Sátára or Ráygad,² and this is stated to have been the longest rest of his life. He then made a rapid excursion to the Dakhan and returned with his plunder to Ráygad in September, but immediately afterwards set off with a still larger force on his expedition to the Karnátak. From this he did not return to the Konkan till April 1678,³ and in the meantime Annáji Datta, the Pant Sachiv, was left in charge of the Konkan from Kalyán to Phonda,⁴ and he, besides appointing officers to every district, is said to have made a survey and assessment of the land on fair and equitable principles.⁵