The life and exploits of Shivaji

Abstract

The following epistle containing the history of Shivaji was written at Tanjore by Krishnaji Anant a Sabhasad at tho court of Shivaji’s second son Rajaram. Rajaram having expressed a desire to learn as much as he could of his illustrious sires achievements, his history and whatever he did from the time that he was a boy entrusted the task to Krishnaji who accordingly undertook it. How far Krishnaji has succeeded in accomplishing the work en-trusted to him will best be seen by a perusal of his epistle itself. Of Krishnaji’s own history nothing is known beyond the fact that some of his descendants are still to be found at Kolhapur, but they can not furnish any information regarding their ancestor.