Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

The Goa government on 6th June, 2021, released a short film on Chhatrapati Shivaji on the occasion of the anniversary of Maratha king’s coronation day.

About Shivaji

  • Shivaji was born on 19th February, 1630 at the Shivneri Fort, near the city of Junnar in what is now Pune district.
  • Shivaji's father Shahaji Bhonsle was a Maratha general who served the Deccan Sultanates.His mother was Jijabai, the daughter of Lakhuji Jadhavrao of Sindhkhed, a Mughal-aligned sardar claiming descent from a Yadav royal family of Devagiri.
  • At the time of Shivaji's birth, power in Deccan was shared by three Islamic sultanates: Bijapur, Ahmednagar, and ....
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