New History of the Marathas v1.c8.49

v1.c8.49

4. Dream put into execution.—Upon his return journey from Bangalore, the father supplied the son with a full equipage for an independent court. Parmanand says, “ in a few days Shahji Raja gave leave to Shivaji to depart from Bangalore at an auspicious moment, supplying him with infantry, cavalry and elephants, also prominent ministers, renowned instructors, costly flags and insignia of royalty and with plentiful treasure.”⁷ Shyāmrao Nilkanth Peshwa, Bālkrishnapant Muzumdar, Bālājī Hari Majalsi (or Sabhasad, *i.e.* member of Council), Raghunath Ballāl Korde, Sonopant Dabir, Raghunath Ballāl Atre Chitnis,—these and other officers trained under Shahji are said to have been told off for duty with Shivaji. When exactly these ministerial offices were created and appointments made to them, cannot be determined. They must have been gradually brought into employment, as Shivaji’s new *raj* came into being.