A History of Agriculture in India v2.c86.s2.2

v2.c86.s2.2

At the age of fifteen Sivaji freed his *jagir* of Poona. His constant companions were the Mawalis, the hillmen, who taught him to ride and shoot, and to find his way in the pathless jungle, which covered a great part of the country. Like Akbar, he was unable to read and write, and his education was oral. He avidly listened to epics, like the *Mahabharata*.