This bookset is a combination of 2 books written by Major Mukund Joshi namely Dakshin Digvijay and Shivajiche Dakshinetil Samarajya Author provides the political situation in the Deccan Southern India with brief account on Adilshah, Kutubshah, Keldi, Mysore, Palegar and Europeans who were the rulers with politics. Author also adds the description and routes of the campaign with events and places like Gingi, defeat of Sherkhan, Vyankojis defeat, Bangalore, Tungabhadra, Bhaganagar, Vellore, along with Shivajis fort and military administration. The book also features the routes of Shivajis movements in the South with the help of maps which is an important aspect of military history. The aim of this book is to demarcate Shivajis Kingdom in south and area with Shivajis administration. Shivaji had establish his own kingdom on equally large area. Author provides the background with Vijaynagar empire, expansion of Adilshah and Kutubshah Kingdom and administration Shivajis empire is mentioned and how it expanded in the south is given.
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