New History of the Marathas v1.c10.95

v1.c10.95

Shivaji stayed with Jay Singh for three complete days, a period during which, apart from official business, the two chiefs must have talked about various matters of national and religious import and of the general state of Indian politics. Two such important personalities can hardly come together without arriving at some material results. At Jay Sinh’s suggestion, Shivaji proceeded with his son Kirat-Sinh and met Dilir Khan on 13 June; and on the 15th Shivaji left the Mughal camp, after agreeing to a treaty by which twenty three of his important forts were to be at once delivered into the Mughal possession, he himself retaining only twelve minor ones. Kirat Singh accompanied Shivaji to take charge of the forts personally from him. Fort Kondhana or Sinhagad was at once given up to Kirat Sinh. Shivaji’s mother and wife who were there left it, as also the whole garrison of seven thousand men. Kirat Sinh returned to his father on 18th June accompanied by Sambhājī who was to serve in the Mughal army. The keys of the vacated forts were forwarded by Jay Sinh to the Emperor.