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Shivaji’s Great Escape From Agra
Shivaji – A Threat To The Mughals
The great Maratha king Shivajiraje Bhosle, was a great warrior well known for his progressive civil rule with a disciplined military and well-structured administrative organisations. His guerrilla warfare tactics based on geography, speed, and surprise and focused pinpoint attacks to defeat enemies posed a big threat to the Mughals and Nizams who dominated northern and southern India. A great visionary, a fair minded leader, an impartial king, establishing “Swaraj” was Shivaji’s dream. He wanted the people in his motherland to lead a peaceful life of dignity and content that was impossible in the rule of Mughals and Nizams.
The Mughals were constantly attempting to supress Shivaji’s strength but after the defeat of Shaista Khan in Pune, the enraged Mughal emperor Aurangzeb sent another huge force of 10,000 soldiers under the command of Maharaja Jai Singh in the year 1664 to conquer Shivaji. Jai Singh’s army encircled the fort of Purandar where Shivaji was camping. Shivaji had no other way but to agree to a truce. Under a peace treaty Shivaji agreed to hand over the control of 23 out of the 35 forts held by him. He also agreed to be an ally of the Mughal forces in their battles against the Sultan of Bijapur. Jai Singh advised Shivaji to proceed to Agra and meet the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb to ratify the treaty.
Shivaji – In Agra
Shivaji Maharaj was assured a treatment in accord to his royal status both by Maharaja Jai Singh and Aurangzeb himself. Accordingly, Shivaji set out for Agra with a small contingent of his forces and his son Sambhaji by his side and reached Agra on 11th Of May 1666. As promised by Maharaja Jai Singh, his son Ram Singh welcomed Shivaji befittingly. But, when Shivaji was taken to the royal court, to his surprise, Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb did not even look at him. Moreover, he was made to stand in the third row of the courtiers which was an insult to his status and stature as a king. Shivaji was ruffled and angry with this dishonour and disgrace. He walked out of the royal court to display his disagreement with the same.
Shivaji was then put under a house arrest by the Mughal Emperor in the royal guest house. On his request however, a few of his fellowmen were released. But, later neither the Emperor arranged any meeting with him, nor was he allowed to leave Agra for the next few months. Three months passed by and the situation did not change a bit. Shivaji Maharaj realised that it was high time, he had to master an escape.
The Great Escape
It was the month of August, when Shivaji Maharaj purported to suffer from acute stomach ache, doctors were summoned for his treatment. He announced himself fit after a treatment of three days continually. He also expressed a wish to pay his respect to goddess Bhavani in the form of sweets and money, and to distribute the same into his doctors and poor people. Ram Singh agreed to his request and sweets were prepared in huge quantities to be distributed. They were carried out of the guest house in two big baskets. Each day two baskets were being sent out of the guesthouse. The guards at the gate checked the baskets every day for the first two three days but soon let them pass unchecked as it had become routine. Clever Shivaji was waiting for this opportunity. It was 17th August 1666, that Shivaji and his son Sambhaji escaped the guesthouse hiding in these baskets. Two of Shivaji’s courtiers had dressed up in his and Sambhaji’s disguise to misguide the guards and attendants in the guesthouse and before attendants and guards realized the folly, Shivaji Maharaj along with son Sambhaji had fled north towards Mathura. Shivaji knew that once alerted, the Mughal soldiers will rush southwards towards Maharashtra to stop him. Hence he chose Mathura to be his refuge. Leaving behind Sambhaji in care of a trusted ally, he shaved his beard and moustache and travelled out of Mathura in disguise of a beggarman and further took 60 days via Prayag, Bundelkhand and Golconda before reaching the safe fortress of Rajgad. It is said that Ram Singh was a pa
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