A History of the Mahrattas v1.c15.100
A History of the Mahrattas v1.c15.100
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v1.c15.100
Since the convention of Poorundhur, Sivajee had always pretended a right to the chouth of various parts of the Beejapoor territory, and of the whole of the Concan.³ There is no mention of his having made this demand from the English ; but he this year sent Moro Punt to Kallian, for the purpose of exacting it from the Portuguese at Bassein.¹ It is not known by what means they evaded the payment; the Mahratta histories of Sivajee’s life do not state that the Portuguese ever admitted the chouth; but frequent mention is made of their having paid tribute, and probably some compromise was made on the occasion alluded to.