HISTORY
MEDIAVAL INDIA
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Question
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Shaji Bhonsle
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Shivaji
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Sambaji
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Shahu
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ganoji Shirke who was the brother in-law of Sambaji turned traitor and helped Muqarrab Khan which was sent by Aurangzeb to attack on Sambhaji . Muqarrab Khan captured Sambaji Maharaj and was brutally tortured to death.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sambhaji managed to defend the Maratha Empire against the overwhelmingly strong Mughal Empire. Sambhaji fought many battles in his reign against his enemies such as Mughal Empire, Siddis of Janjira, Portuguese of Goa and North Konkan(Mumbai & Ghodbunder fort), Chikkadevaraya of Mysore.
Detailed explanation-3: -And yet spontaneously, he paid him a tribute in the following words as recorded by Historian Orme. Aurangzeb said, “Shivaji was a great captain and the only one who had the magnanimity to raise a new Kingdom.