02-20-2007, 03:35 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-digvijay+Jan 3 2007, 08:44 AM-->QUOTE(digvijay @ Jan 3 2007, 08:44 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin--> I recently read that Shahaji had written a letter to Ali Adil Shah II (of Bijapur) in 1656. In the middle of this letter complaining of the terms of his service, he says "I have served several kings, but always maintained my self respect. We are rajputs"
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Apte and Balkrishna point to a letter preserved apparently the archives of Deccan College in Pune. I have not personally examined this letter to confirm the above, but other reliable sources like the Ghorpade of Mudol having seen it mention that Shahji had called himself a Rajput.
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Apte and Balkrishna point to a letter preserved apparently the archives of Deccan College in Pune. I have not personally examined this letter to confirm the above, but other reliable sources like the Ghorpade of Mudol having seen it mention that Shahji had called himself a Rajput.

