Shah, was about to fall into the hands of the
Imperialists, Kheloji deserted to Bijapur and
repeatedly fought against the Mughal armies.
The Maratha general's wife, when going to
bathe in the Godavari, was captured by the
Mughal Subahdar, who sent him word, “A man's
wealth is only for saving his honour. If you pay
me four lakhs of rupees I shall release your wife
without doing harm to her chastity." No
husband can resist such an appeal, and Kheloji
paid this huge ransom. Soon afterwards, he was
dismissed by the Bijapur Sultan who had made
peace with Shah Jahan. Ruined by these losses,
Kheloji came to the home of his forefathers near
Daulatabad and took to a life of plunder and
lawlessness. Aurangzib, on getting news of his
place of hiding, sent a party of soldiers under
Malik Husain and put the Maratha free-booter
to death (about October, 1639).[1]
In 1640, "the Zamindar of Gondwana" (i,e., the new Rajah of Deogarh) waited on the young viceroy at Burhanpur with a thanks-offering of four lakhs of rupees in return for his being allowed to succeed his late father.[2]
On 25th March, 1642, a costly set of presents offered by Aurangzib and consisting of gems,