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  2. History of Maharashtra - Wikipedia

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    Shivaji was an able administrator and established a government that paid the generals and ... Before British rule, the Maharashtra region was divided into many ...

  3. List of Maratha rulers - Wikipedia

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    Shivaji III: 1756 22 September 1762 – 24 April 1813 24 April 1813 Sambhaji III: 1801 24 April 1813 – 2 July 1821 2 July 1821 Shivaji IV: 1816 July 2, 1821 – Jan 03 1822 January 3, 1822 Shahaji I: 22 January 1802 3 January 1822 – 29 November 1838 29 November 1838 Shivaji V: 26 December 1830 1838–1866 4 August 1866 Rajaram II: April 13 ...

  4. Maratha Confederacy - Wikipedia

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    Although Shivaji came from the Maratha community, the Maratha government also included warriors, administrators, and other nobles from the Maratha and several other Marathi groups from what is known today as Maharashtra. [19] Shivaji's monarchy was initially referred to as the Maratha Kingdom, [20] [11] which expanded into a large realm in the ...

  5. Shivaji - Wikipedia

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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.

  6. Timeline of Maharashtra history - Wikipedia

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    1659: Shivaji captured Satara from Bijapur Sultanate, and led a revolt against the Mughal Empire; 1661: Mumbai transferred from Portugal to Britain; 1668: British government transferred Mumbai to the British East India Company; 1674: Chatrapati Shivaji became the first King of the Marathas; 1680: Death of Chatrapati Shivaji; 1689: Death of Sambhaji

  7. Bhonsle dynasty - Wikipedia

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    [17] [26] [22] Then came the sacred thread ceremony ('maunjibandhanam') followed by remarriage according to Kshatriya customs ('mantra-vivah') and a sequence of Vedic rituals before the eventual coronation ('abhisheka') — a public spectacle of enormous expense that heralded the rebirth of Shivaji as a Kshatriya king.

  8. Rajgad Fort - Wikipedia

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    Rajgad (literal meaning ruling fort) is a Hill region fort situated in the Pune district of Maharashtra, India.Formerly known as Murumbdev, the fort was the first capital of the Maratha Empire under the rule of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj for almost 26 years, after which the capital was moved to the Raigad Fort. [1]

  9. Early life of Shivaji - Wikipedia

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    Shivaji's father Shahaji was a military leader in the Deccan region. During Shivaji's childhood, the present-day Maharashtra area in Deccan saw constant warfare between the Mughal Empire and the Deccan Sultanates, and suffered from famine. [2] When his parents married, both their families served the Ahmednagar Sultanate.