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The Portuguese had maintained relations with the Marathas under [[Shivaji]], in order to check the [[Deccan Sultanates]]. In 1682, two years after the death of Shivaji, [[Sambhaji]] started arming & fortifying the border along Portuguese territories. The concerned Portuguese then aligned themselves with the [[Mughal empire|Moghals]]. | The Portuguese had maintained relations with the Marathas under [[Shivaji]], in order to check the [[Deccan Sultanates]]. In 1682, two years after the death of Shivaji, [[Sambhaji]] started arming & fortifying the border along Portuguese territories. The concerned Portuguese then aligned themselves with the [[Mughal empire|Moghals]]. | ||
==Bassein theatre== | |||
{{see also|Battle of Vasai}} | |||
[[File:Fortaleza de bacaim.jpg|thumb|The Portuguese fortress of Bassein.]] | |||
Between April and May 1683, the Marathas invaded Portuguese Konkan in the north and plundered Portuguese-controlled towns and villages at [[Dahanu]], [[Asheri]], Trapor, & [[Vasai (Bassein)]].<ref name=Pis82/> Sambhaji's Peshwa Nilopant Pingle devastated, plundered and occupied 40 miles of Portuguese territory including the villages of Chembur, Talode, Kolve, [[Mahim]], Dantore & Sargaon.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}} Mahrattas also temporarily occupied some forts around Bassein and Damaon.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|last=Sarkar|first=Jadunath|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Nw4fAAAAIAAJ|title=History of Aurangzib: Based on Original sources|publisher=Longmans, Green and company|year=1920|isbn=|volume=IV|location=London|pages=331}}</ref> | |||
==List of conflicts== | ==List of conflicts== | ||