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Rajaram Chhatrapati

Type Figure Region South Asia Time 1670–1700 Also known as Rajaram Shivaji、Chhatrapati Rajaram

Youngest son of Maratha Chhatrapati Shivaji and Soyarabai, born in February 1670 at Raigad Fort.…

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  1. 1670–1680Raigad Fort · MaharashtraBorn in 1670 in Shivaji's later years, he was the youngest son. In childhood he witnessed his father Shivaji's death in 1680 and his brother Sambhaji's accession, growing up within the fort network amid the pressure of Mughal armies.
  2. 1681–1688Maharashtra hill forts · MaharashtraDuring his brother Sambhaji's reign he participated in the anti-Mughal war. In the 1680s the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb personally campaigned in the Deccan; the Marathas employed guerrilla tactics, and Rajaram gained military and administrative experience within the fort network.
  3. 1689–1700Jinji · Tamil NaduAfter Sambhaji was captured and killed in 1689, Rajaram was crowned at Raigad and soon moved the capital to Jinji to continue resisting the Mughals. Relying on generals such as Santaji Ghorpade and Dhanaji Jadhav, he waged guerrilla warfare that bogged Aurangzeb down in the Deccan. He died at Senner in 1700; his widow Tarabai and minister Balaji Vishwanath assisted the young Shahu in continuing the state.

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