Shivaji and His Times c8.s5.12

c8.s5.12

But these successes were chequered by a great defeat. In May 1661 the Mughals wrested Kalian from the Marathas, and though Shivaji mustered an army in Mahad to attempt its recovery, his efforts did not bear fruit and this capital city remained in Mughal hands for nine years more. So, late in June, Shivaji retired to his fort of Wardhangarh, where he spent the entire summer in quiet. The fort of Deiri, in the Pen sub-division, was besieged by a Muslim general named Bulaki, but a Maratha relieving force under Kavji Kodhalkar drove him away after slaying 400 of his men (21 August 1661.)