Mirza Raja made Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj sit in the meeting. From there, the king watched the attack on Purandhar. General Murarbaji led an attack with 1,500 Mawlas. Diler Khan, the Mughal commander, withdrew. Murarbaji continued his attack on Diler Khan but was struck by an arrow and fell. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the Maratha king, now faced a dilemma: should he risk everything to relieve Purandhar, or should he preserve his forces for future battles? Ultimately, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj decided to make a treaty with Udayaraje. As part of the agreement, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj ceded 23 forts, including Purandhar, and agreed to pay an annual tribute of 400,000 rupees. Furthermore, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and his son Sambhaji were to visit the Mughal court in Agra.

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Mirzaraja, along with Diler Khan, besieged Purandar and began artillery fire. As a result, Vajra Garh collapsed, making it easier to attack Purandar. When Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj realized this, he initiated correspondence to meet Mirzaraja. He decided to start negotiations for a treaty with Mirzaraja, and on the appointed day, Shivaji Maharaj went to meet him

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Aurangzeb, seeking to crush Shivaji's rising power, strategically chose Mirza Raja Jai Singh, a skilled Rajput king, to lead the Mughal campaign. Jai Singh had to navigate loyalty, honor, and politics as he accepted the challenge. Aurangzeb provided him with an army of eighty thousand riders, along with 5,000 Pathans. Mirza Raja Jai Singh left Delhi and reached Burhanpur.

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