Administrative System of the Marathas c7.s5.4

c7.s5.4

Julio Firmino Judice Biker has published in his *Cooleçao de Tratados e Concertos de pazes que o Estado da India Portugueza fez com os Reis e Senhores com que teve relaçoes nas partes da Asia e Africa Oriental* the texts of two treaties concluded between Shivaji and the Portuguese in 1667 and 1670. They throw some light on the military and naval exploits of the Maratha hero as well as on his diplomatic activities. An English summary of the more important clauses of these treaties will be found in the present writer's *Report on the Historical Records at Goa*.