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Shivaji I (Shivaji Shahaji Bhonsale, Marathi pronunciation: [ʃiˈʋaːdʑiː ˈbʱos(ə)le]; c. 19 February 1630 – 3 April 1680) [6] was an Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle dynasty. [7] Shivaji carved out his own independent kingdom from the Sultanate of Bijapur that formed the genesis of the Maratha Confederacy .
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Shivaji was born at the fort on 19 February 1630, and spent his childhood there. Inside the fort is a small temple dedicated to goddess Shivai Devi (some accounts gives us information that name shivaji came from the name of the fort i.e. Shivneri), [2] after whom Shivaji was named. The English traveller Fraze visited the fort in 1673 and found ...
His widow, Tarabai, assumed control in the name of her son, Ramaraja (Shivaji II). [46] A portrait of Sambhaji, son of Shivaji, and the second Maratha ruler. After Aurangzeb died in 1707, Shahu, the son of Sambhaji (and grandson of Shivaji), was released by Bahadur Shah I, the new Mughal emperor. However, his mother was kept a hostage of the ...
In 1642, Shivaji and his mother returned to Pune, after a formal presentation at the Bijapur court. [32] According to a doubtful narrative in Tarikh-i-Shivaji, Shahaji had developed a deep dislike for Jijabai's father Lakhuji Jadhav. After the death of his eldest son Sambhaji (or Shambhuji) at Kanakagiri in 1654, he declared that Shivaji - his ...
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“Playing Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is an honor beyond words,” said Shetty. “He is a national hero whose impact transcends history, and I feel immense pride in bringing his story to the ...
In 1674, after being crowned the king of the Maratha Kingdom of the Konkan, Shivaji Maharaj chose Raigad as the capital of his Hindavi Swaraj. [ 2 ] Located at an elevation of 820 metres (2,700 ft) above its base and 1,356 m (4,449 ft) above sea level within the Sahyadri mountain range , the fort offers views of the surrounding area.