A History of the Mahrattas v1.c9.169

v1.c9.169

In the meantime Shahjee, after the surrender of Doulutabad, the removal of Futih Khan, and the confinement of the young prince, aspired to the regency, and accordingly proclaimed another prince as the lawful heir of Nizam Shah. By the assistance of some Bramins, he commenced regulating the country, got possession of most of the forts, occupied the districts in the name of the new king, and collected troops from all quarters. The whole of that part of the Concan which had belonged to the kingdom of Ahmednugur, and the districts as far east as Ahmednugur, extending from the Neera river on the south to the Chandore range on the north, with the exception of a few of the garrisoned places, were for a time overrun by Shahjee.¹