| Name of
the event |
INDIA - TREATIES - Treaty of Purandar (1665) |
| Date of
the event |
- June 11, 1665
- It was signed on this day by and between the Rajput ruler
Jai Singh I, who was commander of the Mughal
Empire, and Maratha Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
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Description |
- Shivaji was forced to sign the agreement
after Jai Singh besieged Purandar fort.
- When Shivaji realised that war with the Mughal Empire
would only cause damage to the empire and that his men would
suffer heavy losses, he chose to make a treaty
instead of leaving his men under the Mughals.
- Following are the main points of the treaty:
- Shivaji kept twelve forts, along
with an area worth an income of 100,000 (1 lakh) huns.
- Shivaji was required to help the Mughals
whenever and wherever required.
- Shivaji's son Sambhaji was tasked with the
command of a 5,000-strong force under the Mughals.
- If Shivaji wanted to claim the Konkan area under
Vijapur's control, he would have to pay 4
million (40 lakh) huns to the Mughals.
- He had to give up many of his forts including
Purandar.
- Shivaji agreed to visit Agra to meet
Aurangzeb for further political talks.
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