Shivaji and His Times c17.s1.4

c17.s1.4

Besides these places there was one region where the contest for mastery was still undecided at the time of his death. This was the Kanara highlands, including the South Dharwar district and the principalities of Sunda and Bednur. Shivaji had inflicted some defeats upon the local Nawab, a vassal of Bijapur; but Bankapur, the provincial capital, was still unconquered by him when he breathed his last. So also was Bednur, which merely paid him tribute.