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the hill forts on the range of ghats, as far south as Wassoota. H e
then entered into a correspondence with Aurungzeeb, the Moghul’s
viceroy in the Dukhun, and representing how greatly Moohummud
Adil Shah had mismanaged the government of the Konkun, procured
Aurungzeeb's concurrence to his taking it under his own superintend
dance for the emperor Shah Jehan. Without waiting for Aurung-
zeeVs answer he dispatched Shamraj Punt to attack and expel the
Hubshee from Junjeera ; but whether from mismanagement on the
part of Shamraj Punt, or the superior numbers, strength, and skill of
the Hubshee, the troops of Seevajee were completely defeated.
The Desaees or Poligar chiefs, Sawunts of Warree, perceiving the
success of Seevajee’s rebellion, proposed to come over to his party,
with a proviso of holding their territory of Koodal prant in equal shares
for him as their superior, and for themselves, instead of continuing
as the allies, or servants of the Beejapoor government ; the treaty
however was not fulfilled till Seevajee was established as an inde
pendent prince. In 1659, Anajee Dhuttoo, one of Seevajee’s de
pendents, was sent against Roostum Zuman, whose Jagheer or com
mand, comprehended Miruj and Kolhapoor above the Ghauts, and
below the ghats the whole Konkun, south of Dhabol to Rajamun-
droog, or Karwar, with the exception of that only, under the imme
diate management of the Warree Sawunts. Roostum Zuman was
worsted by Anajee Dlmttoo, but the Warree Sawunts adhered to
their allegiance to the Beejapoor government, and for some time
kept him in check. In this struggle Bajee Rao Phasulkur, the Mah-
ratta leader, and Kye Sawunt of Warree, were slain. In 1661,
Seevajee extended his conquests to the whole of the Dhabol Soobha,
but was unsuccessful in bis attack of the Hubshee’s Island forts of
Junjeera. In the following year he compelled the Sawunts of
Warree to submit, and built Reree, and Sindhoodroog forts, which
he garrisoned with his own troops. His last act was to repair all
those forts on the coast which had been built by the Beejapoor and
Nizamshahee governments: Yeejydroog, Rutnagiri, Jygurh, Un-
junvel, Soowurndroog and Koolaba.
I hus Seevajee became possessed of the whole Konkun, which on
his visit to Aurungzeeb, at Delhi he entrusted to the care of Ana
jee Dhuttoo, Moro Trimmul Pingle, and Abajee Sondeo : the for
mer had the Dhabol Soobha; the Peshwa, Moro PinMe, the Raj-
pooree and Raigurh districts, with the neighbouring Mawuls ; Abajee
Sondeo, Kullian, On his return he renewed his attempts to dispos
sess the Hubshee and Portuguese, that he might get complete po s-