Due to this king Shivaji decided to meet Jai Singh and offer terms of peace or if these rejected he would make alliance with Adil Shah by restoring Konkan and continuing war with Mughals with renewed vigour. Shivaji also not able to prevent ravaging Maratha country by the hands of flying columns of Mughals. The families of Maratha officers were sheltered inside the fort, its capture would cause captivity. Shivaji found it futile to prolong and resist. They had suffered heavy number of casualties in the 2 months incessant fight. The garrison had only 2000 Maratha soldiers against at least ten times that number of enemies. But due to the firing of cannons 5 towers and one stockade won by enemies. Murar indignantly refused and was going to strike Diler Khan when the latter shot him down with an arrow.The garrison continued the struggle. The later offered him high post under him and promised his life. Murar Baji and his Maratha men slew 500 Pathan and Bahlia infantrymen. Marathas marched forward and attacked these Mughal enemy from all sides and fought severe fighting at close quarters. Diler Khan with his 5000 Afghans and some more troop of other races was trying to climb the hill. He with his selected 700 fighters made a sortie on Diler Khan, who was only second in command after Mirza Rajah Jai Singh. The commandant Murarbaji fought courageously. He surrounded Purandar and attacked the walls of the fort with cannons. He won the neighbouring Vajragad fort in the middle of April. Jai Singh besieged Purandar fort in 1665.
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