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She was the main person holding powers to look after Swarajya in absence of Chatrapati.After the execution of Chatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj by Aurangzeb, she announced Yuvraj Rajaram as the next Chhatrapati of Swarajya.She fought Raigad fort for 7-8 months after death of Chatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj but later on she handed over the Fort of Raigad ...
Raja Ram (reign 1670–1688) was the first leader, who organised a rebellion against Aurangzeb. He was the first chieftain Jat leader, who organised a rebellion against Aurangzeb. He was the chieftain of Sinsini. Before Rajaram the Jats were organised by different village heads dotted around Agra, Mathura and the Yamuna river.
The mothers, wives, daughters and sons of Sambhaji and Rajaram were taken as prisoners by Zulfiqar Khan Nusrat Jung. [3] [4] The captured members were treated graciously. Aurangzeb ordered a tent to be set-up for them in Gulbarga. They were treated with respect and privacy. Annual pensions were fixed for all of them according to their position ...
Rajaram I (Rajaram Bhonsale, Marathi pronunciation: [[ɾaːd͡ʒaɾaːm ˈbʱos(ə)le]; 24 February 1670 – 3 March 1700) [2] was the third Chhatrapati of the Maratha Kingdom, who ruled from 1689 to his death in 1700.
After Aurangzeb, Marathas conquered a significant portion of India, stretching from the Chenab River to the borders of Bengal. [ 120 ] The involvement of the Bombay Government in advocating Raghoba 's claim to the Peshwaship of the Maratha Confederacy resulted in the First Anglo-Maratha War , ultimately concluding with the signing of the Treaty ...
Shahu, who did not have a son of his own, adopted the young man who later succeeded him as Rajaram II (also known as Ramaraja). [7] After Shahu's death in 1749, Rajaram II succeeded him as the Chhatrapati. When Balaji Baji Rao left for the Mughal frontier, Tarabai urged Rajaram II to remove him from the post of Peshwa.
Aurangzeb and the Mughals belonged to a branch of the Timurid dynasty. He held administrative and military posts under his father Shah Jahan (r. 1628–1658) and gained recognition as an accomplished military commander. Aurangzeb served as the viceroy of the Deccan in 1636–1637 and the governor of Gujarat in 1645–1647.
After Aurangzeb's departure for the north due to a war of succession, Shivaji conquered territories ceded by Bijapur in the name of the Mughals. [ 8 ] : 63 Following the Battle of Purandar , Shivaji entered into vassalage with the Mughal empire, assuming the role of a Mughal chief and was conferred with the title of Raja by Aurangzeb. [ 9 ]