Chitra Katha

Maharaja ChhatrasalLion of Bundelkhand

Having carved Bundelkhand free of the Mughals, the aged king was besieged by Muhammad Khan Bangash at Jaitpur in 1729 and called Bajirao I, who came and broke the siege.

1649–1731 CE

The full life

1Born on 4 May 1649.

2He met Shivaji around 1671.Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj · Maharaja Chhatrasal

3His capital was Panna.Maharaja Chhatrasal · The people

4Bajirao I relieved him at Jaitpur in 1729.Maharaja Chhatrasal · Peshwa Bajirao I

5His court poet Lal Kavi wrote the Chhatraprakash.The court poet · Maharaja Chhatrasal

6He died on 20 December 1731.Maharaja Chhatrasal

Sources for these facts

Chhatraprakash (Lal Kavi)
Peshwa Daftar records

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