Shivaji Raje Bhosle, the son of Rajmata Jija Bai and Shahjiraje Bhosle, launched a fierce campaign against Aurangzeb, the sixth emperor of the mighty Mughal Empire, when he was at the height of his glory. Sowed the seeds of downfall and during this Shivaji Maharaj made his own independent state and declared himself Chhatrapati. When Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj-The Inspiration for modern india was born in 19th Feb 1630, the three Islamic Sultanates in the western part of India, the Nizam Shahi of Ahmednagar, the Adilshahi Shahi of Bijapur and the Qutb Shahi of Golconda were fighting among themselves. The Mughals used to constantly pressurize the north to merge the sultanates into their kingdom so that the supremacy of the Mughals could be established in South India as well.
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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was not afraid of any challenge in his teens. Shivaji started his rebellion by capturing the four hill forts that Aurangzeb was at the height of his fame at that time. According to historians, Aurangzeb defeated Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s rebel campaigns with the full might of his empire. It is said that Raje Shivaji’s greatest achievement as a military leader was that he was able to plan any kind of misadventure and almost impossible enemy forces could not even imagine such attacks. What surprised Shivaji’s rivals the most was the loyalty of his companions and followers to his closest associate, Baji Prabhu Deshpande San Sola. With only 300 soldiers, Bijapur faced a major attack leading to the escape of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Afzal Khan came in his palanquin with two or three soldiers. The condition was that they would not be allowed to bring weapons. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was also asked not to bring anything except soldiers. A few days before the meeting, Shivaji Maharaj ordered his soldiers to quietly prepare tea and enter the forests near the meeting place to take a seat of caution. , Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj told him that if his talks with Jal Khan failed, he would try to blow it up. This would signal to them that the boxers would pounce on Khan’s soldiers. It is said that on that day Shivaji wore a white cloak hiding an iron cap under his crown. A sharp scorpion dagger was hidden in his right tiger paw, a weapon was hidden in his left hand. Also his trusted soldiers Jeeva, Mahala and Sambhaji were with him.
When Afzal Khan went for this meeting 1000 soldiers were walking with him but Shivaji’s milkman Pant’s lawyer went to him and said that if Shivaji sees so many soldiers then he will go back to the fort and they both will not go. Afzal Khan asked his soldiers stopped there and took 10 armed men with them. As soon as both of them met for the first time, Shivaji suddenly became distraught. Because Afzal Khan suddenly grabbed his throat in his arms and attacked him in a sarcastic manner. Though it all happened suddenly but Raje Shivaji reacted very quickly and grabbed Afzal Khan by the waist and thrust his garden nail into his stomach. With his right hand he struck at her with his hidden dagger. After this Afzal Khan.shouted he attacked me kill him immediately his messenger came to help Afzal the very next moment a soldier came with Afzal Sayyid Banda tried to attack Shivaji but was killed by Jeeva Mahala saying something It is said that Raje Shivaji killed Afzal Khan with his sword. But some others say that the bodyguards of injured Afzal made him sit in a palanquin. Shivaji’s soldiers chased it and then killed Afzal Khan
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj revolted directly against Aurangzeb for the first time since Aurangzeb became the Mughal emperor. Left for Central India. In April 1665 he made a surprise attack on Aurangzeb’s maternal uncle Shahistekhan’s house in Pune for the huge Mughal army. Shahistekhan was appointed by Aurangzeb as his subedar in the south and was living at the Lal Mahal in Pune, where Shivaji had spent his childhood, when Shahistekhan was caught by a sudden attack and tried to flee. But he was forced to flee. Shivaji Raje of Shahistekhan cut off his fingers with his sword. On Jai Singh’s repeated refusals to Shivaji Maharaj, Shivaji Maharaj agreed to go to Agra to meet Aurangzeb. Shivaji Maharaj was not treated well in Aurangzeb’s court. When Shivaji strongly opposed this, he was arrested. But after a few days, Shivaji along with his son Sambhaji managed to escape from there by tricking Aurangzeb. All foreign maritime powers, the Portuguese, the British and the French did not want to share their maritime knowledge with him, but despite this Shivaji Maharaj was able to establish a navy, which was a big deal for him at the age of 16. When Shivaji Maharaja started issuing orders as his father’s administrator, he had chosen the Sanskrit language, he also had the seal. It is from here that the general public gets the first glimpse of Hindutva in the political philosophy of Shivaji Maharaj.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj cares a lot for his people. He gave strict orders to his army that nothing should be taken from the land of common farmers, Shivaji gave written orders to his army that a certain portion of the fields should not be touched and not even a single grain of grain should be taken Needed Soldiers who disobeyed his orders and harassed the peasants were punished and some shelters were given to the helpless.
Chatrapati is believed to have died in April 1680, a day before Hanuman Jayanti. No one can tell what was the reason but it is believed that he remained ill for 12 days and died. But before this, Shivaji Maharaj forced Aurangzeb so much that he did not participate in the southern campaigns and could not return to his capital for the next 25 years, that is, until his death, in the subsequent collapse of the Mughal Empire.