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Chhatrapati Shivaji MaharajFounder of Hindavi Swarajya

On 10 November 1659 below Pratapgad he killed Afzal Khan at their meeting and his men routed the Bijapur army in the forest that same day.

1630–1680 CE; crowned 1674

The full life
1Born at Shivneri on 19 February 1630.Jijabai
2He killed Afzal Khan at Pratapgad on 10 November 1659.Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj · The Sultanate
3He escaped from Agra on 17 August 1666.Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj · The Mughal army
4Crowned Chhatrapati at Raigad on 6 June 1674 by Gaga Bhatt.A rishi · Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
5He governed through the Ashta Pradhan, a council of eight.Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj · The people
6He died at Raigad on 3 April 1680.Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

Sources for these facts

  • Sabhasad Bakhar (Krishnaji Anant Sabhasad, 1697)
  • Shivabharat (Kavindra Paramananda)
  • Jedhe Shakavali
  • English Factory Records, Surat and Bombay

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