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STATUE of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj


" Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj:- (छत्रपती शिवाजी महाराज) was a Maratha Emperor of Yadava Lineage from the Bhosle dynasty who founded the Maratha empire. Shivaji led a resistance to free the Maratha nation from Sultanate of Bijapur, and establish self rule ("Hindavi Swarajya"). He created an independent Maratha kingdom with Raigad as its capital, and fought against the Mughals to defend his kingdom successfully. He was crowned as Chhatrapati - the Sovereign- of the Maratha Kingdom in 1674....

He captured the forts at Vellore and Jinji that belonged to the sultanate of Bijapur and are in modern-day Tamilnadu.... Jinjee served as Maratha capital for 9 years during the War of 27 years....
The Maratha navy held its own against the British, Portuguese and Dutch.

...defended and protected places of worship of all denominations and religions, in th true sense of the term 'Rajyogi'
...he had a control of 360 forts to secure his growing kingdom.

Shivaji allowed his subjects freedom of religion and opposed forced conversion. The first thing Shivaji did after a conquest was to promulgate protection of mosques and Muslim tombs."



(A POPULAR AND LATE TAMIL ACTOR BY NAME GANESAN WAS GIVEN A TITLE AS SIVAAJI GANESAN conferred on him at a public function presided over by E. V. Ramasamy outstanding portrayal of the character of Chhatrapati Shivaji in the stage play "Shivaji Kanda Hindu Rajyam")

MARKED AND PHOTO DETAILS ADDED BY M.DHANASEKARAN, CHENNAI