Question

which power had come into contact with shivaji ​

Answer 1

Subedar Tanaji Malusare was the General of Chhatrapati Shivaji's army and is best remembered for the Battle of Sinhagad in 1670. 2. Malusare laid down his life to follow Shivaji's order to recapture the Kondhana fort annexed by the Mughals.

Answer 2

Answer:

Shivaji Bhonsale c. 1627/February 19, 1630 – April 3, 1680[5]) 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 (emperor) of his realm at Raigad.