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The cause of Shivaji's death is disputed. British records states that Shivaji died of bloody flux , after being sick for 12 days. [ g ] In a contemporary work in Portuguese, in the Biblioteca Nacional de Lisboa, the recorded cause of death of Shivaji is anthrax.
After Saibai's untimely death in 1659 followed by Jijabai's death in 1674, Shivaji's private life became clouded with anxiety and unhappiness. [13] Although Soyarabai had gained prominence in the royal household following their deaths, she was not an affectionate consort like Saibai, whom Shivaji had dearly loved.
Putalabai Bhosale was the third queen of the Maratha emperor Chhatrapati Shivaji. She was from Palkar Family [citation needed] and married Shivaji in 1653. [1] Putalabai had no children. She committed Sati after the death of Shivaji. [1]
Jijabai Shahaji Bhonsale (née Jadhav; 12 January 1598 – 17 June 1674 [2]), referred to as Rajmata Jijabai, was the mother of Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Kingdom. [3] [4] She was a daughter of Lakhujirao Jadhav of Sindkhed Raja. [5]
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 surviving son from Lakhuji's daughter - would be no good. He then deserted Jijabai and Shivaji. [38]
Shivaji II (Shivaji Bhonsale, Marathi pronunciation: [ʃiˈʋaːdʑiː ˈbʱos(ə)le]; 9 June 1696 – 14 March 1726) was the fourth Chhatrapati of the Maratha Kingdom. He was the son of the Maratha Chhatrapati Rajaram I, and his wife Tarabai. He later became the first Raja of Kolhapur assuming the title as Shivaji Bhonsle I of Kolhapur.
After Shivaji's death, Sambhaji escaped from the Panhala fort and proclaimed himself king, eliminating all of Shivaji's ministers who opposed his succession. [3] Once on the throne, Sambhaji waged numerous campaigns against the Mughals, following in his father's footsteps. However, unlike Shivaji, he condoned the atrocities committed by his army.
Portrait of Shivaji, the founder of Maratha Empire, in the British museum, London. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was the founder of the Maratha Empire. He was born in the Bhonsle clan in 1630. [51] Shivaji carved out an enclave from the declining Adilshahi sultanate of Bijapur that formed the seed of the Maratha