Shivaji and His Times c12.s1.4

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c12.s1.4

The Siddi chief of Janjira maintained an efficient fleet, and throughout the 17th century he was officially recognized as the admiral, at first of Bijapur and latterly of the Mughal empire. There was no native Power on the west coast that could make a stand against him at sea. (Bom. Gaz. xi. 434, 416.)

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