 During the 1660s, the Mughals under Aurangzeb began paying attention to Shivaji.Pune and the region's forts frequently changed hands between the Mughals and Shivaji.In the Treaty of Purandar (1665), signed by the Mughal general Mirza Jaisingh and
Shivaji, Shivaji ceded control of a number of forts in the district to the Mughals.