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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. Shivaji's invasions of Janjira - Wikipedia

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    This intricate coastal environment was the one Shivaji encountered when he invaded the coastal regions of the Konkan in 1657. [3] After defeating Afzal Khan of the Bijapur Sultanate in 1659, Shivaji focused on consolidating his control over the Konkan region. Recognizing the significance of naval supremacy, he invested in building a fleet ...

  4. Bhonsle dynasty - Wikipedia

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    This was established to invasions from the Mughal Empire and the Bijapur Sultanate. Shivaji's forces initially occupied the Fort of Torna in 1642. He had expanded his kingdom to Raigad by 1674. he crowned himself He was crowned as Chhatrapati, meaning emperor. [43] Shivaji wanted to establish his government based on his Philosophy of Hindavi ...

  5. Early life of Shivaji - Wikipedia

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    The Tarikh-i-Shivaji states that Dadoji committed suicide by poison, because he was disgusted with Shivaji's waywardness. [44] Shivaji probably participated in Dadoji Kondadeo's administration of Shahji's Pune jagir. [32] During his last years, Dadoji had started issuing administrative orders in Shivaji's name. [44]

  6. 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 ...

  7. Shivaji's Campaign of Javali - Wikipedia

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    Shivaji's Campaign of Jawali was a military engagement fought between the Maratha rebels, led by Shivaji and the Bijapur Sultanate, under the command of Chandra Rao More, in the year 1656. [3] This battle took place near the town of Jawali, located in present-day Maharashtra, India.

  8. Decline of the Mughal Empire - Wikipedia

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    Jai Singh meets Shivaji after the Battle of Purandar. The Maratha Empire was founded by Shivaji. [46] He 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 control.

  9. Siege of Panhala (1660) - Wikipedia

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    Shivaji had seized Panhala on 28 November 1659, just 18 days after the death of Afzal Khan at Pratapgad. Despite the efforts of two of Bijapur Sultanate’s prominent commanders, Afzal Khan and Rustam Zaman, who had both failed in their attempts to capture Shivaji, victory eluded them.