Shivaji and His Times c11.s2.3

c11.s2.3

On the fall of Dabhol, its defeated governor made his escape to Rajapur with three junks of Afzal Khan, of 450, 350 and 300 tons burden respectively. The governor of Rajapur, by order of his master Rustam-i-Zaman, received the junks and landed their cargoes for safe-keeping. Shortly after this Shivaji encountered and routed near Panhala, the combined armies of Rustam and Fazl Khan (the son of Afzal.)* The latter, who bore the brunt of the battle, lost many of his followers, while Rustam, who had made a mere show of fighting, retreated to Hukri with slight loss, and there sat still, while the Marathas continued to make their incursions in Adil-Shahi territory. (Rajapur to Bassein, 4 February 1660, F. R. Rajapur.)