The State of Murud-Janjira was known to the Maratha Empire as Habsan, the land of the Habshis.
The founder of what later developed into the Maratha Empire, Shivaji Bonsale, sent his Prime Minister or Peshwa, Moropant Pingle to conquer the Siddis and end their piracy during August, 1676, albeit unsuccesfully. Shivaji's inability to capture this fort led him to build the Vijaydurg fort down the coast, and also a fort named Sindhudurg on the island of Padmagad, near the town of Malvan. The Siddis remained a formidable foe to him until his death.
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