Shivaji Maharaj took part in the war for the first time at the age of 15 and won it.
There was a violent clash between two groups in Pune, Maharashtra, a legacy of Maratha Gaurav Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. This violence started after an objectionable post on social media in Yawat village of Dond tehsil of Pune. The police had to leave tear gas shells to control the crowd. Security in the village has been tightened. The person posing has been arrested. On this excuse, let us know how many forts Shivaji Maharaj won, how many Mughals had to be handed over? How many friends were there and how many enemies?
It has been told by the Pune police that the accused of the alleged objectionable post has been identified as Syed, a resident of Sahakar Nagar, in Yavat. When his post went viral, a group of local workers gathered near his house and vandalized. Yawat Police Inspector Narayan Deshmukh said that the Syed youth has been taken into custody for questioning. This is the same Pune where Shivaji was born.
The fort of toran won at the age of 15
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the founder of the Maratha Empire, was born on 19 February 1630 in the Shivneri Fort. At that time, Shahaji Bhonsle, the father of Pune’s Jagirdar Shivaji, was. Shivaji Maharaj took part in the war for the first time at the age of only 15 years. In the year 1645, Adilshah attacked the Tarnana Fort in Pune. Then Shivaji took part in this war for the first time and played a very important role in the victory of the Marathas. With this, the torana fort came to the Marathas. After this, Shivaji’s military campaign continued throughout his life.
This Shivneri Fort Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was born.
Capital made by winning Raigad Fort
A year later, in 1646 AD, a war broke out in the army of Marathas and Adilshah, which is known as the war of Raigad. Shivaji again defeated Adilshah’s army led by General Mulla and captured Raigad Fort. With victory in this war, Shivaji became the leader of the Maratha Sangram. He made the fort of Raigad his capital and took the most important steps towards the formation of the Maratha Empire.
Shivaji became the leader of the Maratha Sangram with the victory of Raigad Fort in the war.
Palan hoisted on more than three hundred forts
After this, one by one Shivaji won more than three hundred forts. Apart from Raigad, there are forts of Rajgarh, Shivneri, Pratapgarh, Lohagarh, Sindhudurg, Singhgarh, Junnar and Purandar. However, Shivaji Maharaj had to hand over 23 forts to him due to a treaty with the Mughals. These included some important forts Purandar, Lohagarh, Sinhagarh, Karnala and Mahuli etc. By the way, this situation did not last long and most of these fort Shivaji won again. It is a matter of 1665 AD. King Jai Singh I of Amer, who came under the pretext of Aurangzeb, attacked Shivaji. In this, Shivaji was ready to see the Maratha army lagging behind. Aurangzeb also pretended to be friendship and convinced them for the treaty. By the way, Shivaji did this treaty with Jai Singh I in Purandar’s fort.
Statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Raigad Fort, Maharashtra.
Never made Mughals
Shivaji Maharaj boiled as the biggest symbol of Hindu identity in the south. The names of the Mughals are taken in the list of their most prominent enemies. He never became from the Mughal rulers. Especially Aurangzeb considered him his greatest enemy and spent a big time of his life in Deccan (South) to capture the Maratha Empire. It is another matter that he could never get success completely and the Marathas maintained their independence in some form or the other. However, the Sultan of Bijapur appears as Shivaji’s early enemy. Especially Shivaji’s military life started with the war with Adilshah.
If Shivaji was a staunch enemy of Maharaj, there was no shortage of friends. His loyal commander Tanaji Malusare sacrificed his life for Maratha Asmita. He was a advisor and friend of Shivaji Maharaj. Tanaji was martyred while winning the fort of Sinhagarh. On this, Shivaji had said that the stronghold came but Singh went.
Shivaji Maharaj won the Shivneri Fort at the age of just 15 years.
Pune is an important city since Shivaji’s time
Anyway, Pune was a very important city during the rule of Shivaji Maharaj. Shivaji of this city, who was the kingdom of the Maratha Empire, did a very strong fortification and developed it a lot. Pune is a witness to many unprecedented events of the Maratha Empire. It is also a witness to the suzerainty of the Marathas on many wars and many forts won by Shivaji Maharaj. Today, the same city of Pune has once again come into the limelight due to the violence erupted due to a small social media post.
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