River valleys and Chanda-Sirpur occupied present-day Chandrapur , Gadchiroli , and eastern Adilabad districts. Gond principalities of Garha-Mandla, Deogarh and Chanda-Sirpur were nominally subject to Mughal emperors. In addition to acquisition of Garha-Mandla, Mughals after annexation of Berar in 1595 established governors at Paunar in Wardha district and Kherla in Betul