[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [Shivaji and His Times](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1919) › c8.s23.4 # Shivaji and His Times c8.s23.4 Shivaji and His Times c8.s23.4 - **Language:** English ### [c8.s23.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1919.c8.s23.4) At last, on 20th November, 1665, Jai Singh set out on the invasion of Bijapur,\* from the fort of Purandar. The Maratha contingent, 9,000 strong, under Shiva and his kinsman (khwesh) Netaji Palkar,—"whom the Deccanis regard as a second Shivaji,"—formed the Left Centre of the Mughal army. - [Previous: c8.s23.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1919.c8.s23.3) - [Next: c8.s23.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1919.c8.s23.5) - [Up: c8.s23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1919.c8.s23) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1919.c8.s23.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1919.c8.s23.4) · Pramāṇa