Chatrapati shivaji Maharaj essay 250
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Shivaji was born in 1627 at Poona. His father Shahji Bhonsle was a Jagirdar. He was in the service of the King of Bijapur.
Shivaji lived at Bijapur. The charge of Shivaji’s education fell in the hands of a Brahmin named Dadaji. He first took some forts and districts of Bijapur state. At last the king of Bijapur sent a General named Afzal Khan to arrest him.
Afzal Khan tried to kill him in a private meeting, but Shivaji was on his guard. He killed Afzal Khan with his bakhna and destroyed Bijapur army. The King of Bijapur made peace with him.
Now he began to quarrel with Auranghzeb. Aurangzeb sent Shaista Khan and other Generals to arrest Shivaji Shivaji formed marriage party of his brave soldiers and attacked the house of Shaista Khan. Shaista Khan escaped with the loss of a finger.
Later, Aurangzeb sent Raja Jai Singh to make peace with Shivaji, Raja Jai Singh persuaded Shivaaji to come to Agra and make peace with Aurangzeb, but Aurangzeb arrested him and his son.
After his release from Aurangzeb’s prison he reached Rajgarh. He started war against Mughal emperor.
He got back the forts which he had given to Aurangzeb. He then became the crowned King in 1674 at Rajgarh. He died in 1690 at the age of fifty three