Shahaji


Shahaji Bhonsale(18 March 1594 – 23 January 1664) was a Bijapuri chief general and father of Shivaji[1][2][3]

Shahaji Bhonsale
Maharaja
1923 sketch depicting Shahaji
Jagirdar of Pune in Bijapur Sultanate
PredecessorMaloji
SuccessorShivaji
Jagirdar of Bangalore in Bijapur Sultanate
PredecessorPosition Created
SuccessorEkoji
PredecessorPosition Created
SuccessorSambhaji
Jagirdar of Pune in Ahmednagar Sultanate
PredecessorMaloji
SuccessorPosition de-established
Born18 March 1594[4]
Died23 January 1664(1664-01-23) (aged 69)
Hodigere, Bijapur Sultanate
(present-day Karnataka, India)[5]
SpouseJijabai Jadhav
Tukabai Mohite Chavan
IssueSambhaji
Shivaji
Ekoji
Koyaji
Santaji[6]
Pratapji
Bhivji
Raibhanji
Hiroji Farzand
Makaji Anand Rao
HouseBhonsle
FatherMaloji
ReligionHinduism
OccupationMilitary General

References

  1. Farooqui Salma Ahmed (2011). A Comprehensive History of Medieval India: Twelfth to the Mid-Eighteenth Century. Pearson. p. 315. ISBN 9788131732021.
  2. Tamaskar, B. g (1978). The Life and Work Of Malik Ambar. Delhi., Idarah-i Adabiyat-i.
  3. Shivaji The Great 1 ( Dr. Balkrishna).
  4. "Shahaji".
  5. A. R. Kulkarni (1996). Marathas and the Marathas Country: The Marathas. p. 15. ISBN 9788185016504.
  6. Medieval India: From Sultanat to the Mughals Part - II, Satish Chandra, p.327 [1]