Shivaji and His Times c13.s9.1

c13.s9.1

Leaving the sacred hill in the first week of April, Shivaji overtook his army at Anantpur and hastened southwards, evidently by way of Nandiyal and Kadapa, to Tirupati. From the last-named place he descended into the plains of the east coast, and passed through Kalahastri to Peddapolam (about seven miles west of Madras), in the first week of May. After some days' halt at Peddapolam, he turned to the south-west, sending an advanced detachment of 5,000 cavalry through Conje-veram (9th May) to Jinji. The commander of this force paid a visit to Nasir Muhammad Khan within the fort and persuaded him to give up Jinji in return for a cash sum on account and a jagir yielding half a lakh of Rupees a year,* (about 13th May.) On hearing of this success, Shivaji himself hastened to the fort and took possession of it for himself, instead of handing it over to the Golkonda agents as he had promised.