Shivaji maharaj before birth and childhood.
Shivaji Maharaj was born on 19 February 1630 in the Shivneri fort. His father's name was Shahji Bhosle and mother's name was Jijabai. Shivneri fort is near Pune. His mother named him Shivaji after Lord Shivaay. His mother used to pray to Lord Shivaay for a healthy child. Shivaji Maharaj with his mother Jijabai
Shivaji's father Shahaji Bhonsle was a Maratha general who worked for the Deccan Sultanate. At the time of Shivaji's birth, Deccan was in power in three Islamic sultanates Bijapur, Ahmednagar and Golconda.
Shivaji was extremely devoted to his mother Jijabai. His mother was very religious. His mother used to tell Shivaji about the stories of war from childhood and the events of that era, especially his mother used to tell him the major stories of Ramayana and Mahabharata. Hearing that, Shivaji had a profound impact on him.
Shivaji's father Shahaji remarried and moved to Karnataka with his second wife, Tukabai. He left Shivaji and Jijabai to Dadoji Konadeva. Dadoji taught Shivaji about basic fighting techniques such as cavalry, fencing and shooting.
Shivaji Maharaj wedding Life
Shivaji Maharaj was married to Saibai Nimbalkar on 14 May 1640 in Lal Mahal, Poona (Pune). Shivaji Maharaj with his wife Saibai.
Shivaji first forts
In the year 1645, at the age of 15, Shivaji conquered the Torana Fort by attacking the Adilshah army without informing them of the invasion. The Adilshahi army took his father captive. Firangoji Narasala accepted Shivaji's devotion and Shivaji captured the fort of Kondana.
Some facts suggest that Shahaji was released in 1649 on the condition that Shivaji and Sambhaji leave the fort of Kondana, but some facts tell Shahaji in imprisonment from 1653 to 1655. He (Shahaji) died in 1645 after his father's release. After the father's death, Shivaji invaded and again seized the kingdom of Javali from the neighboring Maratha chieftain in 1656.
Afzal Khan and shivaji war
In the year 1659, Adilshah sent his bravest commander Afzal Khan to kill Shivaji.
Shivaji and Afzal Khan met on 10 November 1659 in a hut near the fort of Pratapgarh. A condition was placed between the two that they both brought only one sword with them. Shivaji did not trust Afzal Khan and so Shivaji put armor under his clothes and put a tiger nail on his right arm and went to meet Afzal Khan. Afzal Khan attacked Shivaji but he escaped due to his armor, and then Shivaji attacked Afzal Khan with his Tiger's Claw. The attack was so deadly that Afzal Khan was badly injured, and died. After this, Shivaji's soldiers attacked Bijapur. Shivaji Maharaj kills Afzal Khan
On 10 November 1659, the war of Pratapgarh took place in which Shivaji's army defeated the army of the Sultanate of Bijapur.
shivaji and shaishta khan
Aurangzeb, the ruler of the Mughals, shifted attention from North India to South India. He already knew about Shivaji. Aurangzeb made his maternal uncle Shaista Khan the Subedar in South India. Shaista Khan reached Pune with his 150,000 soldiers and started looting there. When Shivaji attacked him with his 350 Mavlo, Shaista Khan ran away after saving his life and Shaista Khan lost his 3 fingers in this attack. In this attack, Shivaji Maharaj killed the son of Shaista Khan and 40 of his soldiers. Shaista Khan took refuge with the Mughal army outside Pune and Aurangzeb removed Shaista Khan from South India and became the Subedar of Bengal. Shivaji attacked Shaista Khan
Shaista Khan, along with his 15,000 soldiers to avenge his defeat, destroyed many areas of King Shivaji by burning them, and later Shivaji started plundering the Mughal territories to avenge the devastation. Surat was then a gateway for Hindu Muslims to perform Haj. Shivaji ordered the traders of Surat with 4 thousand soldiers to be looted, but Shivaji did not make any common man a victim of his loot.
Aurangzeb called Shivaji Maharaj to Agra, Shivaji felt that he was not given proper respect, and for this he took out his rage at the court and accused Aurangzeb of deceit. Aurangzeb imprisoned Shivaji and put 500 soldiers on Shivaji. Shivaji Maharaj in Agra
However, on his request, he was allowed to send sweets and gifts daily to the saints, fakirs and temples of Agra praying for his health. This process continued for a few days.
One day Shivaji ran away from Sambhaji, sitting in a basket of sweets and becoming a laborer himself carrying a basket of sweets. Shivaji then spread rumors of Sambhaji's death to save himself and Sambhaji from the Mughals. After this, Shivaji Maharaj left Banaras after leaving Sambhaji with a Brahmin in Mathura. Shivaji Maharaj leaving from Agra
Aurangzeb felt that Jai Singh helped Shivaji escape. Aurangzeb got Jaisingh murdered by poisoning him. Shivaji signed a second treaty with the Mughals in 1668 after Jaswant Singh took the initiative.
In 1670, Shivaji looted Surat City for the second time, Shivaji lost 132 lakhs of property from the city and while returning, Shivaji once again defeated the Mughal army in Surat. Shivaji Maharaj looted in Surat.
shivaji Empire
By 1674, Shivaji's empire had greatly expanded. After the establishment of an independent Hindu nation in western Maharashtra, Shivaji wanted to crown his coronation, but the Brahmins vehemently opposed him. Because Shivaji was not a Kshatriya, he said that bring proof of Kshatriya only then he will be crowned. Balaji Rao ji sent evidence of association of Shivaji with the Sisodia dynasty of Mewar, after which he came to Raigad satisfied and he was crowned. Even after the coronation, the Brahmins of Pune refused to recognize Shivaji as the king. After this Shivaji established the Ashtapradhan Mandal. Apart from the envoys, representatives of various states, foreign traders were also invited to this function. Around 5000 people from Raigad gathered in this ceremony. Shivaji was given the title of Chhatrapati. Accession of Shivaji Maharaj
His mother died 12 days after his coronation. For this reason, he was again crowned for the second time on 4 October 1674. The ceremony, which took place twice, cost about Rs 50 lakh. The establishment of Hindu Swaraj was announced in this ceremony. Shivaji Maharaj's second coronation.
shivaji maharaj knowledge about sanskrit
Shivaji had a good knowledge of Sanskrit in his family and Sanskrit language was promoted. Shivaji carried forward this tradition and named his forts in Sanskrit such as Sindhudurg, Prachandgarh, and Suvarnadurga. His Rajpurohit Keshav Pandit himself was a Sanskrit poet and scribe. He revived many old rules of the court and encouraged the use of Marathi and Sanskrit languages in the official works. Sindhudurg Fort.
shivaji contribution to religious places
Shivaji was a staunch Hindu, he respected all religions. Muslims had religious freedom in their state. Shivaji also donated for the construction of many mosques. Like Hindu pundits, Muslim saints and fakirs had equal respect. He also had many Muslim soldiers in his army. Shivaji used to promote Hindu culture. He often
started his campaigns on Dussehra.
Shivaji raised his army quite efficiently. He also had a large navy. The chief of which was Mayank Bhandari. Shivaji established an efficient and progressive civilized rule with the help of disciplined army and well-established administrative organizations. They adopted innovative methods in military strategy, including methods such as a sudden attack on enemies. Shivaji Navy
Shivaji Maharaj had a council of eight ministers, known as Ashtapradhan, to help with administrative work. In this, the head of the ministers was called Peshwa, who was the most prominent figure after the king. When Amatya used to look after the functions of finance and revenue, the minister used to take care of the personal diary of the king. The secretaries worked in the office, which included the royal seal and drafting treaty letters. Sumant was the foreign minister. The head of the army was called the commander. The head of charity and religious affairs was called Panditrao. The judge was the head of judicial affairs. Ashtapradhan of Shivaji Maharaj
A book "Ganimi Kawa" has been written about Shivaji Maharaj, which contains many stories of sudden attack on his enemy. Ganimi Kawa
Like an independent ruler, he introduced a coin in his own name. Which was called "Shivrai", and this coin was in Sanskrit language. Shivaji Maharaj Rajmudra
Shivaji died on April 3, 1680, after being ill for three consecutive weeks.
Shivaji Maharaj's birth anniversary is celebrated on 15 March every year.
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