Question

Shivaji carved a stable kingdom of the marathas. justify the given statement.

Answer 1

Chatrapati Shivaji was a great Maratha ruler and is considered to be the founder of the Maratha Empire.

Shivaji carved a stable kingdom of the Marathas - Justification

- Shivaji provided support to the powerful warrior families (deshmukh).

- Deshmukh was a title given to a person who was granted a territory of land under the Marathas.

- He strengthened his military by training the peasants. Groups of highly mobile, peasant-pastoralists called kunbis formed the backbone of his army.

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.