Shivaji and His Times c5.s7.1

c5.s7.1

Such is the account of the gaining of Javli written by Shivaji's courtier, Krishnaji Anant Sabhasad, for the eyes of that king's son Rajaram, only 14 years after Shivaji's death. There is no reason to disbelieve such an authority in a matter like this, though the writer's order of events may be rather mixed up (as it often is elsewhere in his book.) Later writers tell the story somewhat differently as regards the details.