A History of Agriculture in India v2.c86.s2.6

v2.c86.s2.6

Sivaji was a man with an extraordinary personality. According to Ramchandra Nilakanth Amatya, 'He overcame every enemy, some he openly attacked, some he compelled to accept a fight, some he surprised by means of ingenious contrivance, others he weakened by involving them in mutual dissensions, sometimes secretly fomenting quarrels; others he confounded by sudden raids upon their camps and habitations. Some he boldly met in open combat, some he won over through tempting offers, some he boldly went to visit personally, some were scattered through curious stratagem.'⁵