Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

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Indian Maratha king and founder of the Maratha Swaraj (Empire)

Shivaji I was an Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle dynasty. Shivaji inherited a fiefdom from his father who served as a retainer for the Sultanate of Bijapur, which later formed the genesis of the Maratha Kingdom. In 1674, he was formally crowned the Chhatrapati of his realm at Raigad Fort.

Also known as...Chatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhosale, God of Maratha’s, Shivaji Bhosale I, and Shivba