When the Mogul Empire absorbed the Bijapur kingdom he defied the emperor.
This magnificent palace, where so many scenes historic in the Bijapur dynasty occurred, is now the abode of hundreds of pigeons.
Sivaji was the son of a distinguished soldier named Shahji, in the service of the King of Bijapur.
She had been for some years queen and dowager-regent of Bijapur.
The united forces of Ahmednuggur and Bijapur entered that country, plundered it, and marched home again, laden with booty.
