11. The Discomfiture of Shaistakhan
1. Fill in the blanks:
(a) Shaistakhan laid siege to the fort of __________________.
(Purandar, Panhala, Shivneri)
(b) In Pune, Shaistakhan made __________________ his headquarters.
(Shaniwar Wada, Lal Mahal, Parvati)
(c) Aurangzeb transferred Shaistakhan to __________________.
(Assam, Karnatak, Bengal)
2. Write the answer in one sentence.
(a) Which towns did Shaistakhan capture on the way to Pune?
(b) Why did Shaistakhan at last raise the siege of Purandar?
(c) What was Shaistakhan afraid that might happen?
3. Give reasons.
(a) Emperor Aurangzeb was engraved and sent Shaistakhan to deal with Shivaji.
(b) Shaistakhan tried to escape through the window.
4. Write the incidents or events chronologically:
(a) Shivaji and his men departed towards Sinhagad fort.
(b) Shaistakhan made Lal Mahal his headquarters.
(c) Shaistakhan captured the fort of Chakan.
(d) Shivaji taught Shaistakhan a lesson.