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  2. Shivaji - Wikipedia

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    Shivaji I (Shivaji Shahaji Bhonsale, Marathi pronunciation: [ʃiˈʋaːdʑiː ˈbʱos(ə)le]; c. 19 February 1630 – 3 April 1680) [6] was an Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle dynasty. [7] Shivaji carved out his own independent kingdom from the Sultanate of Bijapur that formed the genesis of the Maratha Confederacy.

  3. Sultanate of Women - Wikipedia

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    The Sultanate of Women (Ottoman Turkish: قادينلر سلطنتى, romanized: Kadınlar saltanatı) was a period when some consorts, mothers, sisters and grandmother of the sultans of the Ottoman Empire exerted extraordinary political influence.

  4. Maratha Confederacy - Wikipedia

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    Early Maratha conquests, in Shivaji's and Shahji's time A portrait of Shivaji I Shivaji (1630–1680) was a Maratha aristocrat of the Bhonsle clan and was the founder of the Maratha state. [ 25 ] Shivaji led a resistance against the Sultanate of Bijapur in 1645 by winning the fort Torna, followed by many more forts, placing the area under his ...

  5. Early life of Shivaji - Wikipedia

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    In 1642, Shivaji and his mother returned to Pune, after a formal presentation at the Bijapur court. [32] According to a doubtful narrative in Tarikh-i-Shivaji, Shahaji had developed a deep dislike for Jijabai's father Lakhuji Jadhav. After the death of his eldest son Sambhaji (or Shambhuji) at Kanakagiri in 1654, he declared that Shivaji - his ...

  6. Raid of Ahmednagar (1657) - Wikipedia

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    After his independence, Shivaji Maharaj maintained peace with the Mughals and the Adil Shahi dynasty. Upon the death of Mohammed Adil Shah, Sultan of Bijapur, the Mughal prince, Aurangzeb, began preparations for an Invasion of Bijapur and tried to lure the nobility of Adil-Shahi nobles to join Mughal ranks. In the meantime, Shivaji Maharaj ...

  7. History of Maharashtra - Wikipedia

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    Portrait of Shivaji, the founder of Maratha Empire, in the British museum, London. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was the founder of the Maratha Empire. He was born in the Bhonsle clan in 1630. [51] Shivaji carved out an enclave from the declining Adilshahi sultanate of Bijapur that formed the seed of the Maratha

  8. Sai Bhonsale - Wikipedia

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    She is said to have been a wise woman and a loyal consort to him. [8] By all accounts, Saibai was a beautiful, good-natured, and affectionate woman. She is described as having been a "gentle and selfless person." [9] All of her endearing personal qualities, however, were a sharp contrast to Shivaji‘s second wife, Soyarabai, who was an ...

  9. Siege of Janjira - Wikipedia

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    During Shivaji's reign, several unsuccessful attempts were made to capture Janjira, the Siddi's capital. After Shivaji's death, his son Sambhaji, along with Prince Akbar, the rebellious son of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, and the Rajputs of Marwar, sought to besiege the Janjira fort. Initially, Sambhaji dispatched his commander Dadaji Raghunath ...