for the expansion of the swaraj, conflict with the mughals was inevitable. emperor aurangzeb appointed shaista khan, to the viceroyalty of the deccan, ordering him to invade and annex shivaji maharaj’s dominions. shaista khan left ahmednagar in february 1660 and arrived in pune on 10th may 1660. he decided to capture the fort of chakan to obtain supplies. though the killedar of the fort of chakan- firangoji narsala offered strong resistance to shaista khan’s army, the mughals captured the fort of chakan. shaista khan captured swaraj's territories -pune, supe. he set up his camp at lal mahal in pune. the mughal army began to ravage the regions around pune. shaista khan adopted the strategy to occupy as much of shivaji maharaj’s dominions as possible. forces were dispatched to invade the konkan region below the ghats. kalyan and bhiwandi were captured by the mughal army. shaista khan appointed kartalabkhan on an expedition to the north konkan. shivaji maharaj humbled the khan in umbarkhind. shivaji maharaj left netaji palkar to defend the north konkan and he marched southwards and captured dabhol, chiplun, sangameshwar, rajapur, palavani, and shringarpur. two years had passed but shaista khan still would not think of leaving pune. naturally, this harmed the population. intending to drive shaista khan out of pune, shivaji maharaj devised a bold plan. on 5th april 1663, shivaji maharaj raided lal mahal. in this raid, shaista khan lost his fingers. he left pune and shifted his camp to aurangabad. the successful attack on shaista khan resulted in an immense increase in shivaji maharaj's prestige and fame. it also had an impact on the people and their faith in the capabilities of maharaj was strengthened even further.