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  2. Aurangabad - Wikipedia

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    Aurangabad (pronunciation ⓘ), [7] [8] officially known as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, [9] [10] [11] is a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra. [12] It is the administrative headquarters of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra and is the largest city in the Marathwada region. [13]

  3. Aurangabad district, Maharashtra - Wikipedia

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    As of the 2011 Census of India, 69.66% of the population in the district speaks Marathi, 14.51% Urdu, 9.49% Hindi and 2.57% Lambadi as their first language. 1.06% of the population recorded their language as 'Others' under Hindi.

  4. Sambhaji - Wikipedia

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    Upon hearing this news, Sambhaji plotted his escape and took possession of the Panhala fort on 27 April after killing the fort commander. On 18 June, he acquired control of Raigad fort. Sambhaji formally ascended the throne on 20 July 1680. Rajaram, his wife Janki Bai and mother Soyarabai were imprisoned. Soon after Soyarabai and Annaji Datto ...

  5. Tulapur - Wikipedia

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    Sambhaji was a great devout of Lord Shiva and was paying his respects at the holiest place. The false propaganda was to malign him for political gains by his enemies. When humiliated before Aurangzeb, Sambhaji Mahraj was singing praises of Lord Shiva [ citation needed ] , thus affirming the fact that his presence at the holy place was for ...

  6. Execution of Sambhaji - Wikipedia

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    The Execution of Sambhaji was a significant event in 17th-century Deccan India, where the second Maratha King was put to death by order of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. The conflicts between the Mughals and the Deccan Sultanates , which resulted in the downfall of the Sultanates, paved the way for tensions between the Marathas and the Mughals.

  7. Bhonsle dynasty - Wikipedia

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    Shivaji II and Tarabai were soon deposed by Rajasbai, the other widow of Rajaram. She installed her own son, Sambhaji II as the new ruler of Kolhapur. [45] Sambhaji then made alliance with the Nizam. [46] The defeat of the Nizam by Bajirao I in the Battle of Palkhed in 1728 led to the former ending his support for Sambhaji. [47]

  8. Anant Laxman Kanhere - Wikipedia

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    Kanhere was born on 7 January 1892 in Aayani (), a small village in Khed Taluka, Ratnagiri district in a Chitpavan Brahmin family.He completed his primary education in Nizamabad (which was then also called as Indur), and his English education took place in Chatrapati Sambhaji Nagar(Then Aurangabad).

  9. Deccan wars - Wikipedia

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    To execute the decision of the meeting quickly, Sambhaji sent ahead most of his comrades and stayed back with a few of his trustworthy men, including Kavi Kalash. Ganoji Shirke, one of Sambhaji's brothers-in-law, turned traitor and helped Aurangzeb's commander Muqarrab Khan to locate, reach and attack Sangameshwar while Sambhaji was still there ...