A report on Marathi people and Aurangzeb
Shivaji's son Sambhaji, also his successor as Chhatrapati, led the Maratha Empire valiantly against the much stronger Mughal opponent, but in 1689, after being betrayed, Sambhaji was captured, tortured and killed by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.
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Shivaji
4 linksIndian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle Maratha clan.
Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle Maratha clan.
Shivaji's father Shahaji Bhonsle was a Maratha general who served the Deccan Sultanates.
Shivaji offered his assistance to Aurangzeb who then, was the Mughal viceroy of the Deccan and son of the Mughal emperor, in conquering Bijapur in return for formal recognition of his right to the Bijapuri forts and villages under his possession.
Maratha Empire
4 linksEarly modern Indian confederation that came to dominate much of the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century.
Early modern Indian confederation that came to dominate much of the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century.
Although at present, the word Maratha refers to a particular caste of warriors and peasants, in the past the word has been used to describe all Marathi people.
To nullify the alliance between his rebel son, Akbar, and the Marathas, Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb headed south in 1681.
Adil Shahi dynasty
3 linksShia, and later Sunni Muslim, dynasty founded by Yusuf Adil Shah, that ruled the Sultanate of Bijapur, centred on present-day Bijapur district, Karnataka in India, in the Western area of the Deccan region of Southern India from 1489 to 1686.
Shia, and later Sunni Muslim, dynasty founded by Yusuf Adil Shah, that ruled the Sultanate of Bijapur, centred on present-day Bijapur district, Karnataka in India, in the Western area of the Deccan region of Southern India from 1489 to 1686.
The Bijapur Sultanate was absorbed into the Mughal Empire on 12 September 1686, after its conquest by the Emperor Aurangzeb.
The Sultanate was thereafter relatively stable, although it was damaged by the revolt of Shivaji, whose father was Maratha commander in the service of Adil Shah.
Pune
3 linksSeventh most populous city in India and the second-largest city in the state of Maharashtra, with an estimated population of 7.4 million It has been ranked "the most liveable city in India" several times.
Seventh most populous city in India and the second-largest city in the state of Maharashtra, with an estimated population of 7.4 million It has been ranked "the most liveable city in India" several times.
Mughal emperor Aurangzeb renamed the city Muhiyabad (the only divergent naming) some time between 1703 and 1705 in memory of his great-grandson Muhi-ul-Milan, who died there.
It changed hands several times between the Mughals and the Marathas in the period 1680 to 1705.
Sambhaji
2 linksThe second Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire, ruling from 1681 to 1689.
The second Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire, ruling from 1681 to 1689.
Sambhaji was born into a Marathi Hindu family at Purandar fort to the Maratha ruler Shivaji, and his first wife Saibai, who died when he was two years old and he was raised by his paternal grandmother Jijabai.
He and his father Shivaji attended the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's court at Agra on 12 May 1666.