The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c15.107

c15.107

Sekhoji was succeeded by his brother Sambhaji, an intrepid but short-tempered seaman, who did not possess the wisdom and diplomatic qualities of his father and elder brother. He permitted himself to be involved in simultaneous hostilities with the English and the Portuguese. His relations with the Peshwa were most unfriendly and he could not even depend upon the loyal allegiance of his father's army and navy, his authority being successfully contested by a half-brother, Manaji. This domestic dissension ultimately led to the ruin of the Angria's power.