Shivaji and His Times c14.s7.6

c14.s7.6

† Patta, 20 m. s. of Nasik and the same distance east of Thal Ghat (Ind. Atlas, Old sheet 38), 19.42 N. 73.54 E. The fort was renamed Vishram-garh or the Castle of Rest. Bombay writes (29 Nov.) that he "fled here with 500 horse, having lost the greatest part of his army near Bijapur, where Dilir Khan wholly routed him, and took 2000 horses besides prisoners." [F. R. Surat 108.) Here the place of battle and the Mughal general are incorrectly named. Rajapur (30 Dec.) puts the loss at "above 4,000 horse," and the commander Hummedbough [=Anand Rao, rather than Hambir Rao] himself very much wounded. The above Bombay letter adds "The Peshwa was intended for Surat, but the overthrow he received by one Ranmast Khan, who killed him 2000 men and took 400 horse, which diverted him." But the rumour that reached Bombay evidently confounded the campaign of Shivaji and his Peshwa together; and Surat wrote, on 13 Dec., "The advice you (i.e., Bombay) gave us of Shivaji and his Peshwa being routed by the king's army in two several encounters is here quite contrary reported." Sabh. 92-93, J. S., T. S. 39b, Malkare 87, all ascribe