Wartime Strategies
- To encourage the local Maratha warriors to fight independently against the Mughals, Ramchandra Pant adopted a new policy to officially reward pieces of land (Vatans) in exchange for military service. Turn out the Mughals and own the land was the pronouncement. This mercenary policy went against Shivaji's will, but Ramchandra Pant saw no alternative given the changed circumstances.
- Independent Maratha warlords were encouraged to cross the Maharashtra border and to invade Mughal areas in response to Mughal invasion. Nemaji Shinde and Chimnaji Damodar were the first warlords to successfully respond to this strategy.
- Appealing to Mughal greed, Maratha forts were traded to the Mughals for large sums. Once the forts were well-equipped by the Mughals, the forts were re-captured by Maratha forces.
These strategies proved to be extremely effective against the Mughal Empire.
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