Shivaji and His Times c11.s2.29
Shivaji and His Times c11.s2.29
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∗ *Ibid.* But on 2 Jan. 1665 the Surat Council declare the above a false report. The date of the battle and the fact of Khawas being the victor are taken from the Portuguese records (Pissurlencar, i. 12.) Jedhe S. says that in Oct.-Nov. 1664 Shiva fought Khawas Khan and forced him to flee beyond the Ghats; this was likely, but the other authorities are silent. A year later (Nov. 1665) Shivaji is known to have severely defeated Md. Ikhlas Khan, the brother of Khawas Khan, and expelled him from S. Konkan. Details of Khawas Khan's victory in Oct. 1664 are supplied by *Basatin-i-Salatin*, 398-402: "Aurangzib sent an envoy to Adil Shah to beg his co-operation with Jai Singh in the war with Shiva. Before Jai Singh arrived, Adil Shah sent an army under Khawas Khan. Shiva hearing of it began