after the coronation, shivaji maharaj marched to the conquest of phonda near goa and captured it in april 1675. then the marathas captured ankola and shiveshwar which was followed by the annexation of kolhapur. after that shivaji maharaj accomplished 'dakshin digvijay'. chhatrapati shivaji maharaj planned to carry his army to the east coast in the south and conquer the province of adilshahi karnataka. he undertook the karnataka expedition in 1677. karnataka was long famous for its riches. at the same time, it was ill-defended by the adilshah. chhatrapati shivaji maharaj went to golkonda to meet the qutubshah. he entered into a treaty of friendship with him. in april 1677 he set out for the adilshahi karnataka. he captured jinjee and proceeded to vellore. the city withstood a long siege. the eastern portion of the south was mostly held by nobles of the adilshahi kingdom. vyankoji, shivaji maharaj’s stepbrother had carved out a principality for himself at thanjavur. at tirumalvadi, on the northern bank of the coleroon, vyankoji met chhatrapati shivaji maharaj. shivaji maharaj tried to get vyankoji to participate in the activities of the swaraj. he did not get any response from vyankoji. later, maharaj conquered bangalore, hoskote in karnataka, certain other forts such as those at vellore, and also some parts of the adilshahi kingdom. permanent annexation in the south increased maharaj’s strength and most importantly he was successful in executing his plan of defense which would help him to resist the armies of aurangzeb in the future. for the administration of the newly conquered province, shivaji maharaj made excellent arrangements. he appointed raghunath narayan hanamante, the chief officer to look after these newly conquered territories. after accomplishing the mission of the south, shivaji maharaj returned to swaraj.