On 3 April 1679, Aurangzeb again imposed Jizya on the Hindu subjects. This caused discontent among the Hindu subjects. Till now Shivajis policy had been that he used to send letters of treaty to Aurangzeb every now and then, but in practice he used to harm Aurangzeb, but this time Shivaji decided to
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