History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v4.c64.s10.12

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In July 1682, the Marathas getting some boats together delivered an assault on Janjira, but they could gain no footing on the storm-beaten rocky coast and had to retire with heavy loss. "Shambhuji Rajah . . . ordered Dad Prabhu, with several of his eminent commanders to choose out 4,000 stout resolute soldiers for that purpose and the better to encourage them to go boldly on this design, he gave them all gold and silver shackles (i.e., bangles, *kara*), but they say most part gold weighing half a seer each; but it seems they had ill-success, for not above 500 escaped, the rest being all killed by the Siddi and his men." (F.R. Surat 108, Karwar Occurrences, 30 July 1682.)