Shivaji and His Times c13.s2.8
Shivaji and His Times c13.s2.8
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c13.s2.8
And the Hindu rulers of the country were no less divided and senseless. Vyankoji was "the mortal enemy of the Nayak of Madura" and in June 1676 solicited French troops and ships for conquering the petty princes (poligars) in his neighbourhood. The ruler of Madura similarly applied for armed help from the French for a war further south (January 1675.)