A History of the Maratha People
H ft CO S o n A HISTORY OF THE MARATHA PEOPLE BY C A. KINCAID, CV.O., I.CS. Author of "The Indian Heroes," "Deccan Nursery Tales," 'The Outlaws of Kathiawar," "Tales from the Indian Epics,' "Tales of Pandharpur," "Shri Krishna of Dwrarka," " "Tales of King Vikrama, etc., etc. AND Rao Bahadur D. B. PARASNIS Author of "The Rani of Jhansi," "Mahableshwar," etc. Editor "Itihas Sangraha" VOL II THE DEATH OF <t , O FROM SHIVAJI ^ lL TO THE DEATH OF SHAHU _____ 1^ (r -^5 HUMPHREY MILFORD OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS LONDON BOMBAY CALCUTTA MADRAS 1922 PRINTED AT THE KANARESE MISSION PRESS AND BOOK DEPOT, MANGALORE fWNTED IN INDIA TO THE MARATHA PEOPLE THIS WORK IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED PKEFACE TO SECOND VOLUME A FEW words only are needed by way of introduction to the Second volume. The main authorities for the lives of Sambhaji and Rajaram are the Chitnis Bakhar, the Shedgavkar Bakhar, Khafi Khan, the Musulman works translated by Scott and known as Scott's Deccan, Orme's Fragments and the Parasnis Papers. I must also express my grateful ac- knowledgments to Professor Sarkar's History of Aurangzeb, Vol. IV, and to Mr. Irvine's translation of the Storia do Mogor. For my account of the Maratha wars against the Portuguese, my warmest thanks are due to the Goa Govern- ment, who with admirable generosity and kindness sent me a quantity of specially chosen books and papers on the subject. The authorities for the reign of Shahu are the Chitnis Bakhar, the Peshwa and Shedgavkar Bakhars, the Siyar- ul-Mutakherin, the Parasnis Papers, Malleson's History of the French in India, Orme, and, above all, Mr.
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