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Chatrapathi Shivaji's siege of Hyderabad and his march through Qutbshahi territory. (1/n)
Chatrapathi Shivaji's siege of Hyderabad and his march through Qutbshahi territory. (1/n)
The arrival of the Maratha army led by Chatrapathi Shivaji to the gates of Hyderabad cause panic among the sultan, his courtiers and also the Dutchman of the Dutch East India Company there. A Dutchman describes the event vividly with scorn towards the invading Marathas. (2/n)
The sultan had no choice but to agree to a treaty with Shivaji maharaj. The conditions under which the treaty was signed shows that the dominating Maratha army was in full control and were ready to strike the Sultan's palace at any moment. (3/n)
Madanna the minister and a devout Hindu in the golconda sultan's court was secretly supporting Shivaji and had an understanding with the Chatrapathi to reestablish a Hindu rule in Karnataka region. (4/n)
Another letter by Nellore Ramanna a Hindu envoy of the English present in Shivaji's camp confirms that Prime minister Madanna played a key role in getting the Qutbshahi sultanate assist Shivaji in his Karnataka campaign. (5/n)
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