Editing Shivaji (section)

=== Independent generalship ===
In 1646, 16-year-old Shivaji captured the [[Torna Fort]] through stratagem or bribery,<ref name="Gordon2007" />{{rp|61}} taking advantage of the confusion prevailing in the Bijapur court due to the illness of [[Mohammed Adil Shah, Sultan of Bijapur|Sultan Mohammed Adil Shah]], and seized the large treasure he found there.<ref name="auto3">{{cite book|last=Mahajan|first=V. D.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/956763986|title=India since 1526|date=2000|publisher=S. Chand|isbn=81-219-1145-1|edition=17th ed., rev. & enl|location=New Delhi|pages=198|oclc=956763986}}</ref>{{sfn|Gordon|1993|p=61}} In the following two years, Shivaji took several important forts near Pune, including [[Purandar Fort|Purandar]], [[Kondhana]], and [[Chakan Fort|Chakan]]. He also brought areas east of Pune around [[Supa, Parner|Supa]], [[Baramati]], and [[Indapur]] under his direct control. He used the treasure found at Torna to build a new fort named [[Rajgad Fort|Rajgad]]. That fort served as the seat of his government for over a decade.<ref name="auto3" /> After this, Shivaji turned west to the [[Konkan]] and took possession of the important town of [[Kalyan]]. The Bijapur government took note of these happenings and sought to take action. On 25 July 1648, Shahaji was imprisoned by a fellow Maratha sardar called Baji Ghorpade, under the orders of the Bijapur government, in a bid to contain Shivaji.<ref>Kulkarni, A.R., 1990. Maratha Policy Towards the Adil Shahi Kingdom. Bulletin of the Deccan College Research Institute, 49, pp. 221–226.</ref>[[File:JoppenSouthIndia1605max.jpg|thumb|Map of Southern India {{Circa|1605}}]]

Shahaji was released in 1649, after the capture of [[Gingee Fort|Jinji]] secured Adilshah's position in Karnataka. During 1649–1655, Shivaji paused in his conquests and quietly consolidated his gains.{{sfn|Sarkar, Shivaji and His Times|1920|pp=41–42}} Following his father's release, Shivaji resumed raiding, and in 1656, under controversial circumstances, killed [[Morè (clan)|Chandrarao More]], a fellow Maratha feudatory of Bijapur, and seized the valley of [[Jawali, Maharashtra|Javali]], near the present-day hill station of [[Mahabaleshwar]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Eaton|first=Richard M.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aIF6DwAAQBAJ&pg=PP198|title=India in the Persianate Age: 1000–1765|date=2019|publisher=Penguin UK|isbn=978-0-14-196655-7|page=198|language=en}}</ref> The conquest of Javali allowed Shivaji to extend his raids into south and southwest Maharashtra. In addition to the Bhonsle and the More families, many others—including [[Sawant]] of [[Sawantwadi State|Sawantwadi]], Ghorpade of [[Mudhol State|Mudhol]], [[Nimbalkar]] of [[Phaltan]], Shirke, Gharge of  Nimsod, Mane, and [[Mohite (clan)|Mohite]]—also served Adilshahi of Bijapur, many with [[Deshmukh]]i rights. Shivaji adopted different strategies to subdue these powerful families, such as forming marital alliances, dealing directly with village Patils to bypass the Deshmukhs, or subduing them by force.{{sfn|Gordon|2007|p=85}} Shahaji in his later years had an ambivalent attitude toward his son, and  disavowed his rebellious activities.{{sfn|Gordon|1993|p=69}} He told the Bijapuris to do whatever they wanted with Shivaji.{{sfn|Gordon|1993|p=69}} Shahaji died around 1664–1665 in a hunting accident.{{sfn|Gordon|1993|p=58}}