Shivaji and His Times c16.s3.9
Shivaji and His Times c16.s3.9
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c16.s3.9
When, in 1659, Shivaji's first few vessels, built at Kalian and Panvel, began to ply the sea, the Portuguese viceroy ordered his deputy at Bassein to hinder their voyage. But with the growth of Shivaji's power, the Government of Goa found it politic to assume a more friendly attitude towards him. The occasional petty conflicts between the two fleets have been described in Chapter 11.