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A thread ceremony (Upanayanam) took place on May 29, 1674, and then a Vratya Stoma ceremony was performed. Shivaji was formally crowned Chatrapati ("Holder of the Umbrella", representing the protection he bestowed on his people) on June 6, 1674 at the Raigad fort, and given the title, Kshatriya Kulavantas Simhasanadheeshwar Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Pandit Gaga Bhatt, renowned as Vedonarayana (Greatest exponent of Vedic discourse) Brahmin from Varanasi, officially presided over the ceremony and traced Sh ...

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After his coronation, Shivaji launched a wave of conquests in southern India with a massive force of 50,000 (30,000 cavalry & 20,000 infantry). He defeated and captured the forts at Vellore and Jinji in modern day Tamilnadu. He also signed a friendship treaty with the Kutubshah of Golconda. Shivaji died in 1680 at Raigad, after running a fever for three weeks. Shivaji successfully fought the Mughals to create a powerful independent state. During his early career he was only able to defeat small Mughal contingents stationed in villages. Later on he defeated major Mughal armies ...

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Shivaji Bhonsle, also known as Chhatrapati Shri Shivaji Maharaj (Marathi शिवाजीराजे भोसले)(February 19, 1630 - April 3, 1680) was the founder of the Maratha empire in western India in 1674 and one of the greatest Indian Kings. Using guerrilla tactics superbly suited to the rugged mountains and valleys of the region, he annexed a portion of the then dominant Mughal empire. He is still considered a hero in the present-day state of Maharashtra, and stories of his exploits have entered in ... Including:

• Shivaji - The political scene before Shivaji
• Shivaji - Early life
• Shivaji - Confrontation with the local Sultanates
• Shivaji - Afzal Khan
• Shivaji - Siddi Jauhar
• Shivaji - Clash with the Moghuls
• Shivaji - Shahista Khan
• Shivaji - Surat
• Shivaji - Raja Jai Singh
• Shivaji - Trip To Agra and Escape
• Shivaji - Coronation
• Shivaji - Shivaji's rule
• Shivaji - Shivaji's forts
• Shivaji - Shivaji and Sanskrit
• Shivaji - Shivaji and Religion
• Shivaji - The Epilogue
• Shivaji - Remembering Shivaji
• Shivaji - Associates of Shivaji

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Because of his struggle against an imperial power, Shivaji became an icon of freedom fighters (along with the Rani of Jhansi) in the Indian independence struggle that followed two centuries later. He is remembered as a just and wise king and his rule is called one of the six golden pages in Indian history. A political party, the Shiv Sena, claims to draw inspiration from him. School texts in Maharashtra glorify his period. And in recent years organisations such as the Sambhaji Brigade have adopted a new religion known as Shiv D ...

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Shivaji ,rather entire stream of Maratha kings and chieftains professed true secularism. Shahaji had donated a huge peace of land to Shaha-Sharif Durga of Ahmednagar. Shivaji generally did not give land to any particular person except on a rare occasion. Shivaji had one-third Muslim soldiers in his army,specially in navy. Shivaji's most trusted general in all his military campaigns was Haider Ali Kohari, a Muslim. The first thing Shivaji did after a conquest was to promulgate protection of mosques and Muslim tombs. However, he respected all ...

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Shivajiraje was born in 1630, in the Shivneri Fort, 60 km north of Pune. His father, Shahaji raje, was a jagirdar of the sultan of Bijapur in present-day Karnataka. His mother was Jijabai, the daughter of Lakhuji Jadhav from Sindkhedraja in present-day Buldhana district of Maharashtra, one of the most influential amongst the Yadav (respected kshatreeya) rulers. When the Mughals and Adilshah completed their conquest of the Nizamshahi kingdom of Ahmednagar in 1636, Shahaji was forced to leave the region around Pune. He was inducted by A ...

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The Mughals had defeated Shahaji and annexed territories which Shivaji now wanted to recover. He frequently raided the Mughal territory to the north of his small kingdom, carrying out guerilla attacks against an empire at the height of its power. Shivaji - Shahista Khan. Shahista Khan, Aurangzeb's maternal uncle, seized Pune and the fort of Chakan. His vast army was more than a match for Shivaji's troops and he was an experienced commander, who had defeated Shahaji in this region in 1636. But though he held Pune for almost a year, he had little further success and his t ...

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Shivaji was born in 1630, in the Shivneri Fort which is 60 km north of Pune. His father, Shahaji, was a jagirdar of Adilshah who was the sultan of Bijapur in present-day Karnataka. His mother, Jijabai was the daughter of Lakhuji Jadhav who was one of the most influential amongst the Yadav (Kshatriya) rulers. When the Mughals and Adilshah completed their conquest of the Nizamshahi kingdom of Ahmednagar in 1636, Shahaji was forced to leave the region around Pune. He was inducted by Adilshah and offered a distant jagir near present-day B ...

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Shivaji carried out his first military action by capturing Bijapur Kingdom's Torna fort at the age of 16 in 1646. By 1647 he had captured Kondana and Rajgad forts and now had complete control of the Pune region. And by 1659 Shivaji had captured some forts in the Western Ghats and along the Konkan coast. In an effort to put down what was seen by Bijapur as an revolt, Afzal Khan, Bijapur's finest general was sent ...

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