INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Dadaji Konddev Malthankar was a steward in the service of Shahajiraje Bhonsle and a guardian for young Shivajiraje Bhonsle. He was instrumental in resettling Pune after Nizamshahi was vanquished by Mughal forces and erstwhile Pune Jagir of Shahajiraje Bhonsle was destroyed by Adilshahi forces.

Detailed explanation-2: -D) Shahu. Hint: Dadoji was the guardian of an Indian fighter and ruler. He was an individual from the Bhonsle Maratha faction who was born on the 19th of February, 1630.

Detailed explanation-3: -Maharashtrians tell jokes naughtily suggesting that his guardian Dadoji Konddev was his (Shivaji’s) biological father. Now, this book does not make any such claims and James Laine has apologized for his mistakes. There is no evidence which supports the claim that Chhatrapati Shivaji’s father was some Muslim pathan.