Editing Shivaji (section)

=== Peace with the Mughals ===

After Shivaji's escape, hostilities with the Mughals ebbed, with the Mughal sardar Jaswant Singh acting as an intermediary between Shivaji and Aurangzeb for new peace proposals.{{sfn|Sarkar, History of Aurangzib|1920|p=98}} Between 1666 and 1668, Aurangzeb also conferred the title of Raja on Shivaji, although he did not restore his right over forts.<ref>{{cite book | last=Joshi | first=P.S. | title=Chhatrapati Sambhaji, 1657-1689 A.D. | publisher=S. Chand | year=1980 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pOu1AAAAIAAJ | language=en | access-date=2025-02-15 | pages=91–93|chapter=Early life of Sambhaji}}</ref> Sambhaji was also restored as a [[Mansabdar|Mughal mansabdar]] with 5,000 horses. Shivaji at that time sent Sambhaji, with general [[Prataprao Gujar]], to serve with the Mughal viceroy in Aurangabad, [[Bahadur Shah I|Prince Mu'azzam]]. Sambhaji was also granted territory in [[Berar sultanate|Berar]] for revenue collection.{{sfn|Sarkar, Shivaji and His Times|1920|p=185}} [[Aurangzeb]] also permitted Shivaji to attack Bijapur, ruled by the decaying [[Adil Shahi dynasty]]; the weakened Sultan [[Ali Adil Shah II]] sued for peace and granted the rights of ''[[sardeshmukhi]]'' and ''[[chauth]]ai'' to Shivaji.{{Sfn|Gordon|1993|p=231}}