Sangamesvara

Sangameshwar lies on a river of the Konkan coast, where the old settlement contains several temples. The waterway offered a harbour and a route inland towards the passes of the Western Ghats. In February 1689 the Maratha ruler Sambhaji halted here with his companion Kavi Kalash and a small escort. A Mughal force under Shaikh Nizam approached by forced marches and surprised them. Both men were taken prisoner and later executed on the orders of Aurangzeb, a severe blow to the Maratha leadership.