Original sentence: It must be noted that the same happened with Goa, with the Mughals invading Maratha lands in order to divert Maratha attempts to conquer Goa.Mass mobilizations by the English and Marathas were always forced off before they could complete the task by the intervention of another power, such as the Mughals, creating a diversion in order to prevent the fall of Murud-Janjira
Edited sentence: The iron grip of the Siddis and their ability to mobilize allies to create diversions kept Murud-Janjira from falling