Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

 

                                                          Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

                                                                          

 

 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (1630–1680 AD) was a great king and strategist of India who laid the foundation of the Maratha Empire in Western India in 1674 AD. He fought the Mughal Empire of Aurangzeb for many years. He was crowned as the "Chhatrapati" in Raigad in 1674. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj provided a qualified and progressive administration with the help of his disciplined army and well organized administrative units. He made many innovations in summer science and developed a new style of Gorilla War (Sivasutra). He revived ancient Hindu political practices and courtesy courtesies and replaced Marathi and Sanskrit as the language of royalty in place of Persian.

In the freedom struggle of India, many people took inspiration from the life of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and gave up their body, mind and wealth for the freedom of India.