Biography and History of Shivaji
Shivaji
won many battles with Guerrilla system They are also considered as
proto-nationalists and heroes of Hindus In 1674, the coronation of Shivaji
Maharaj became and he got the title of Chhatrapati Let's read his biography in
detail Early life of Shivaji Maharaj
Shivaji
Maharaj was born in 1627 in Shivneri fort in Junar city of Pune district There
is a debate on their birthday But Maharashtra Government has accepted his
birthday on February 19, 1630 His mother named him Shivaji on the name of Lord
Shivay who kept praying for a healthy family Shivaji Bhosle, father of Shivaji
Maharaj was a Maratha general who used to work for the Deccan Sultanate Shivaji
Maharaj mother Jijabai was the daughter of Lakhooji Rao Jadhav of Sindhkhed At
the time of Shivaji's birth, Deccan's power was in three Islamic Sultanate
Bijapur, Ahmednagar and Golconda Shahaji often used to change his loyalty
between the Nizamshahi, Adilshah and the Mughals But he always kept his manor
in Pune and he had a small army with him Shivaji Maharaj was very devoted to
his mother Jijabai who was very religious The religious atmosphere had a
profound influence on Shivaji Because of which Shivaji Maharaj has written the
great Hindu texts like Ramayana And Mahabharat stories also listen to his
mother Because of these two texts he continued to defend Hindu values for life
During this time Shahaji married another And with his second wife Tukabai,
Shahaji went to Adalshah for military campaigns in Karnataka He left Shivaji
and Jijabai and made his protector Dadoji Konande Dadoji taught Shivaji the
basic fighting techniques such as horse riding, fencing and shooting Shivaji
was an ardent warrior since childhood However, due to this he was given only formal
education in which he could not read the writing But even then he was well
remembered by them Shivaji united his trusted friends and army from the Maval
region Shivaji Maharaj with Maval peers Shivaji strengthening himself And for
the knowledge of their motherland, they used to roam the hills and forests of
Sahyadri Range So that he can be prepared for military efforts
Shivaji
was taken to Bangalore at the age of 12 Where his senior brother Sambhaji and
his step brother were already formally trained Shivaji Maharaj was married to
Sibai of Nimbalkar family in 1640 In 1645, Kishore Shivaji first manifested the
concept of Hindavi Swarajya before Lord Narada Naras Shivaji's struggle with
the Adilshahi Sultanate In 1645, at the age of 15, Shivaji Maharaj gave the
Adilshah army an instruction to attack Torna fort won the attack Firangoji
Narsaa accepted Shivaji's allegiance And Shivaji captured the fort of Kondana
Some facts tell us that Shahaji was released on this condition in 1649 That
Shivaji and Sambhaji leave the fort of Kondana But some facts tell Shahaji in
imprisonment from 1653 to 1655 After the release of Shahaji, he was discharged
from public life and during the hunting, he died around 1645 After the death of
father Shivaji Maharaj attacked Again, In 1656, the empire of Jawali was
captured by neighboring Maratha chief In 1659,
Adilshah
sent an experienced and legendary commander Afzal Khan to destroy Shivaji
Maharaj So that they will reduce regional rebellion On November 10, 1659, they
met in a cottage on the foothills of Pratapgad Fort Such a decree was made that
both will come with only one sword Shivaji doubted that Afzal Khan would come
up with a strategy to attack him Therefore, Shivaji hides his armor under his
clothes, a hidden tiger hidden on the right arm And bring a Skewer in the left
hand According to the facts, one of the two first struck, In the Maratha
history, Afzal Khan has been described as a betrayer While in Parsi history
Shivaji is described as treacherous In this fight, Afzal Khan's dash was
stopped in Shivaji's armor And Shivaji's weapon Tiger Nakail made so many
deadly wounds on Afzal Khan that he died After this Shivaji ordered his hideout
to attack Bijapur In 10 November 1659, Battle of Pratapgarh In which Shivaji
army defeated the army of the Sultanate of Bijapur The aggressive Maratha,
Infantry and horseman started attacking Bijapur And even before the cavalry
army of Bijapur invaded Maratha army pushed back Bijapur army 3000 soldiers of
Bijapur army were killed and Afzal Khan's two sons were taken captive With this
bravery Shivaji Marathe became a hero and great hero in folk song Maratha army
with a large number of seized weapons, horses, And other military equipment The
Maratha army became stronger Mughal emperor Aurangzeb considered Shivaji a big
threat to the Mughal empire In 1660, Adilshah, his new general, Siddi Jauhar
Alliance with Mughlo made preparations for the attack At that time Shivaji's
army was camping in Panhala present-day Kolhapur The army of Siddi Johar surrounded
Shivaji's army while closing the supply routes from the fort During the bombing
of Panhala, Siddi Jauhar extended his war capacity Bought grenades from the
British Also, some British gunners were also appointed to carry out some
bombing Shivaji became angry with this alleged betrayal Because they had looted
grenades from an English factory in Rajapur In 1666 Aurangzeb called Shivaji
with his nine year old son, Sambhaji, in Agra Aurangzeb had plans to send
Shivaji to Kandahar So that he could unite the Mughal empire in the Northwest
Frontier On May 12, 1666, Aurangzeb asked Shivaji to stand behind his manners
in the court Shivaji considered it as his insult and rage at the court in anger
Shivaji was immediately arrested by Kotwal of Agra Shivaji now has enough land
and wealth from his military operations But they did not get any formal title
yet The title of a king could have prevented them from coming to the challenge
Shivaji
was given the title of Raja of Maratha in Raigad Panditas coronated with the holy
water of seven rivers After consecration, Shivaji took blessings from Jijabai
About 5000 people of Raigad had gathered in that ceremony Shivaji was also
given the title of Chhatrapati Jijabai died after some days of coronation The
coronation was done for the second time, considering it as an ominous Victory
in Southern India and the last days of Shivaji In the beginning of 1674,
Marathas launched an aggressive campaign and attacked Khandesh Bijapuri Ponda,
Karwar and Kolhapur were captured After this, Shivaji sent a large army to
South India and won the Adilshahi fort Shivaji Reconciliation to deal with his
Stepbrother Venkoji But he failed, therefore defeated him while returning from
Raigad and captured most of Mysore's parts In 1680, Shivaji fell sick and left
the world at the age of 52 After Shivaji's death, His wife Soyarabai planned to
put his son Rajaram on the throne Instead of Sambhaji Maharaj, ten years old
Rajaram was placed on the throne However, Sambhaji, after killing the
commander, took possession of Raigad Fort and sat on the throne himself
Sambhaji Maharaj sent Rajaram, his wife Janaki Bai to jail And mother Soyarabai
hanged on conspiracy charges Sambhaji Maharaj then fought for the Marathas for
many years as a brave warrior Marathas fought a war against Mughals for 27
years after Shivaji's death And finally defeated the Mughals After this the
British had ended the Maratha empire.
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