Question

Role of shivaji in establishing and strength ing the maratha power

Answer 1

The role of the Shivaji was as:

→He united the Maratha chiefs from Mavla,Konkan and Desh regions and carved out a small kingdom.
→He established the state with effective civil and military administration and adopted a policy of religious tolerance to accommodate all religions and sects in his state.
→He was the FIrst Maratha ruler who issued the gold coin. 

Answer 2

Shivaji Bhosale I was an Indian warrior-king and a member of the Bhonsle Maratha clan. Shivaji carved out an enclave from the declining Adilshahi sultanate of Bijapur that formed the genesis of the Maratha Empire. In 1674, he was formally crowned as the chhatrapati of his realm at Raigad.