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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 .
Subodh Bhave as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj alias the Maratha kingdom's founder and a Hindu warrior king who was known for his courage and the strategies to defeat Adilshahi and the Mughals in many of his battles. [10] Sharad Kelkar as Baji Prabhu Deshpande, the commander of Shivaji who anointed his own blood on the land of Swarajya. [11]
In the years 1678–79, Shivaji Maharaj started to build the naval forts of Khanderi and Colaba near Mumbai to check the alliance between the Siddis of Janjira and the English East India Company. The construction of these forts was incomplete at the time of Shivaji Maharaj's death in April 1680.
Kanhoji Naik-Jedhe Deshmukh was a 17th-century Marathi Sardar, and a trusted aide of Shahaji, and of Shahaji's son Shivaji Maharaj, who founded the Maratha Empire in 1646. Kanhoji owned the entire 'Rohid Khora', which includes the forts of Raireshwar and Rohideshwar, in present-day Bhor taluka , near Pune .
During Shivaji's absence, Hambirrao Mohite, the new cavalry commander-in-chief, led successful raids into Moghul territories in Gujarat, extending as far as Broach, and safely bringing back his booty to Raygad.Meanwhile, the Sidi of Janjira launched a naval descent along Shivaji's coastline, further complicating the military situation and ...
The clock on it was fixed in 1877. At separate distances there are small towers. On every glass are painted the events of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's life, the founder of Maratha Empire. There is a zoo and a ground lake. Even today, it is the residence of Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaja, the direct descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaja.
This fort is the witness of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's navy which was later led by Kanhoji Angre in times of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's grandson Chhatrapati Shahu I, and came to glory. Also, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj built the forts of Colaba and Underi to control the activities of the Siddhis in the Arabian Sea.