THE KING OF MILLIONS OF HEARTS
CHATRAPATI SHIVAJI MAHARAJ
(Founder Of The Great Maratha Empire)
Mumbai Airport is named after the great Maratha Warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. It stands testimony to the great Shivaji Maharaj, a visionary king in the history of India. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was an able administrator, innovator, protector of people and a great commander of the Maratha Empire. He brought revolutionary changes in military organisation, fort architecture, society and politics. He successfully led and cleverly marshalled his forces to cope and overcome several major enemy invasions using guerrilla warfare techniques. His success was driven by his determination to establish a free independent homeland, the Hindavi Swarajya1st Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire
Regin:-1674–1680
Coronation:-6 June 1674 (first)
24 September 1674 (second)
Predecessor:- Position created
Successor:-Sambhaji
Born:-19 February 1630
. Shivneri, Ahmadnagar Sultanate
(present-day Maharashtra, India)
Died:-3 April 1680 (aged 50)
. Raigad Fort, Maratha Empire
(present-day Maharashtra, India)
Spouse:-Sai Bhonsale
Soyarabai
Putalabai
Sakvarbai
Kashibai Jadhav
Issue:-(including Sambhaji and Rajaram I)
House:-Bhoshle
Father:-Sahaji
Mother:-Jijabai
Religion:- Hinduism
Over the course of his life, Shivaji engaged in both alliances and hostilities with the Mughal Empire, the Sultanate of Golkonda, Sultanate of Bijapur and the European colonial powers. Shivaji's military forces expanded the Maratha sphere of influence, capturing and building forts, and forming a Maratha navy. Shivaji established a competent and progressive civil rule with well-structured administrative organisations. He revived ancient Hindu political traditions, court conventions and promoted the usage of the Marathi and Sanskrit languages, replacing Persian in court and administration.
Shivaji's legacy was to vary by observer and time, but nearly two centuries after his death, he began to take on increased importance with the emergence of the Indian independence movement, as many Indian nationalists elevated him as a proto-nationalist and hero of the Hindus.
