Shivaji and His Times c5.s7.2

c5.s7.2

T. S., 13b-14a (also Malkaré, paras 28 and 29) says : "Shivaji sent Raghunath Ballal to Chandra Rao to ask for the hand of his fair daughter. On reaching the place, Raghunath first went to the diwan Hanumant Rao and stabbed him to death at the interview. He returned by a night-march to Shivaji (at Purandar), who was highly delighted and by quick marches arrived before Javli with a vast army and took it after six hours of fighting. The sardars Baji and Krishna Rao, aged 14 and 16 years respectively, were brought as prisoners to Puna and there beheaded. The women and children were set free."