Birth : 10th April 1627
Father : Sahaji
Mother : Jijabai
Shivaji maharaj born in the Shivneri Fort, situated almost 60 km to the north of Pune. He was named as Shiva, His father Shahji was a nobleman in the royal court of Bijapur. Shivaji was named so after Lord Shiva of the Hindu mythology as his mother was an ardent Hindu devotee. Since childhood, Shivaji was brave and never feared anything. There are many instances in his childhood that show he was a born ruler. At the young age of fourteen, he had the dream of building his kingdom. At the age of 20, he took out his very first military attack and captured the Torna Fort of the kingdom of Bijapur. after the local Goddess Shivai, to whom his mother Jijabai had prayed for a son. After being defeated by the combined forces of the Mughals and Adil Shah, Shivaji to manage the Pune holdings, under the care of his mother Jijabai. After suffering from fever for three whole weeks Shivaji breathed on 3rd April 1680 in the Raigad fort, the capital for Maratha Empire.
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