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| territory  = [[Nagapattinam]] captured by [[Shahaji]]
| territory  = [[Nagapattinam]] captured by [[Shahaji]]
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On October 1661 [[Shahaji]] captured Porto Nova (today Parangipettai). These Ports were captured by Mir Jumala of Golconda but after his desertion to [[Mughal Empire|Mughals]] Sultan of Golconda claimed this lands as his while on other hand [[Aurangzeb]] claimed thess Ports. [[Shahaji]] taking the advantage of this confusion captured as many territories as he could.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/shivaji-the-great-1-dr.-balkrishna|title=Shivaji The Great 1 ( Dr. Balkrishna)|pages=147}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/mysore-maratha-relations-under-shahji-shivaji-sambhaji-and-rajaram-as-revealed-in-kannada-sources|title=Mysore-Maratha Relations Under Shahji, Shivaji, Sambhaji And Rajaram (As Revealed In Kannada Sources)|last=B. Muddachari}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/the-mysore-maratha-relations-in-the-17th-century|title=The Mysore-Maratha Relations in the 17th Century|last=B. Muddhachari|date=1965-05-04}}</ref>
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