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Shivaji

Type Figure Region Maratha Time 1630–1680 Also known as Chhatrapati Shivaji

Shivaji (1630–1680), founder of the Maratha confederacy and Chhatrapati, of Deccan regional nobility, used guerrilla tactics against the Sultanate of…

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  1. 1630–1673Shivneri Fort · MaharashtraOf the Bhonsle family, he organized armed forces in his youth, seized forts and expanded territory, using flexible guerrilla warfare against Bijapur and Mughal armies, gradually controlling the coastal belt of the Western Ghats.
  2. 1674–1680Raigad Fort · MaharashtraIn 1674 he was formally crowned Chhatrapati at Raigad, establishing an independent Maratha kingdom, perfecting the administrative and military systems, and developing a navy to control the west coast, in continuing confrontation with the Mughal Empire under Aurangzeb.

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