Personally besieges Ponda
· Ponda, Goa, India
Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported · file Shivaji moved south from Rajapur and Kudal to attack Ponda, an important Bijapuri fort near Goa. He personally directed a sustained siege before the fort fell to Maratha forces. The quote combines two clauses from the same page so that the date/place and Shivaji’s personal activity are explicit; coordinates represent Ponda town.
