New History of the Marathas v1.c19.s1.14
New History of the Marathas v1.c19.s1.14
- Language
- English
v1.c19.s1.14
In the month of November 1703 two suitable brides were selected for Shāhu, one from the Sinde family of Kanerkhed and the other a daughter of Manaji Rustumrao Jadhav of Sindkhed, and Shāhu was married to them with fitting ceremony under the Emperor’s direction. A third intelligent lady named Virubai was selected to supervise Shāhu’s harem and remained ever after with him as an illegitimate wife.