MAHARASHTRA BEFORE SHIVAJI.....

We call Shivaji Maharaj a great man. We celebrate his birth anniversary with great pomp and reverence. It is a happy day for you children. You sing songs and 'Powadas' in his honour. You garland his picture and say 'Shivaji Maharaj Ki Jay'. Who was Shivaji Maharaj ? What was the great work he did that we celebrate his birthday every year ? The time in which Shivaji Maharaj lived was that of the medieval period. In those days, monarchy or the rule of king prevailed everywhere. Many of the kings pursued their own pleasure and enjoyments instead of the welfare of their subjects.a. But even in those days, there were some kings who looked after the Walefare of their subjects. The Mogul Emperor Akbar in the north and Emperor Krishnadevrya of Vijaynagar in the south are famous in history for their benevolent rele. Likewise. Shivaji Maharaj also commands great respect even today.

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MARATHA KING-SHIVAJI MAHARAJ

Shivaji Bhosale 19 February 1630 – 3 April 1680, with the royal title Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj,was a Maratha sovereign who founded the Maratha Empire, which, at its peak, covered much of the Indian subcontinent, encompassing a territory of over 2.8 million km². Shivaji as an aristocrat of the Bhosle clan led a resistance to free the Maratha people from the Sultanate of Bijapur and the Mughal Empire and established a Hindavi Swarajya("self-rule of Hindu people"). He created an independent Maratha kingdom with Raigad as its capital. He was crowned as Chhatrapati ("sovereign") of the Maratha empire in 1674. He established a competent and progressive civil rule with the help of a well-regulated and disciplined military and well-structured administrative organizations. He also innovated rules of military engagement, pioneering the "Shiva sutra" or ganimi kava (guerrilla tactics), which leveraged strategic factors like geography, speed, surprise and focused pinpoint attacks to defeat his larger and more powerful enemies From a small contingent of 2,000 soldiers inherited from his father, he created a formidable force of 100,000 soldiers. He built and restored forts located strategically on land & sea for secure lands and coastline. He revived ancient Hindu political tradition & court conventions, and promoted Marathi and Sanskrit in court and administration usage. So......JAY BHAVANI......JAY SHIVAJI....!