Shivaji and His Times c8.s5.7

c8.s5.7

Nizampur (22 miles due east of Janjira) was raided, and then the port of Dabhol belonging to a chieftain surnamed Dalvé was captured and placed under an agent of Shivaji (Feb. 1661.) Jaswant Rao, the Rajah of Pallivana, who had loyally helped Jauhar during the Panhala campaign, took refuge with Surya Rao, the Rajah of Prabhavali, (its chief town being Shringarpur.)* The Muslim governor of Sangameshwar fled away, and so did all the inhabitants who had anything to lose. The town was thrown into the greatest disorder and alarm. Shivaji therefore sent Pilaji Nilkanth and Tanaji Malusaré with a small force to take possession of it, while he ordered Surya Rao to support this detachment. He himself pushed on to Devrukh by way of Chiplun (where he performed the pilgrimage at the shrine of Parashuram and made large gifts to the Brahmans.) His victorious march was continued to Rajapur, which he now sacked for the second time and finally occupied, on 3rd March, [Ch. 14],—and even further south to Kharepatan (on the Vaghotan river, 16.33 N.) Most of the cities of the Ratnagiri district saved themselves from plunder by paying him *chauth*.