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298 the conquest of Janjira which continued as a thorn in his side. (Sabh. 68.)

The Marathi chronicles speak of Shivaji's fleet as consisting of four hundred vessels of various sizes and classes, such as ghurabs (gun-boats), tarandis, tarambes, gallivats, shibars, pagars, manchwas, babhors, tirkatis, pals, and dubares* Their cost is put down vaguely as 5 or 10 lakhs of Rupees. But the English reports never put their number above 160, and usually as 60 only. They were formed into two squadrons (of 200 vessels each, if we accept the Marathi accounts), and commanded by two admirals who bore the titles of Daria Sarang (Sea Captain) and Mai Nayak or Mian Nayak.†