# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/shahaji
# Generated: 2026-09-07T18:19:12.563Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/shahaji"
name: "Shahaji"
slug: "shahaji"
description: "Shahaji Bhonsale was a 17th-century Indian military leader who served the Ahmadnagar Sultanate, the Bijapur Sultanate, and the Mughal Empire at various points in his career. As a member of the Bhonsle dynasty, Shahaji inherited the Pune and Supe jagirs (fiefs) from his father Maloji, who previously served the Ahmadnagar Sultanate. During the Mughal invasion of the Deccan, Shahaji joined the Mughal forces and served under Emperor Shah Jahan for a short period. After being deprived of his jagirs, he defected to the Bijapur Sultanate in 1632 and regained control over Pune and Supe. In 1638, he received the jagir of Bangalore after Bijapur's invasion of Kempe Gowda III's territories. Afterwards, he became the chief general of Bijapur and oversaw its expansion. He was the father of Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha Kingdom."
tagline: "Father of Shivaji Bhonsle and eldest son of Maloji Raje Bhonsle (1594-1664)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Shahaji%2C_the_King-Maker.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1594-03-18"
deathDate: "1664-01-23"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           8.665413333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     54.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "شاہ جی"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Shahaji"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Shahaji"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%80"
    title: "शाहजी"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ഷഹാജി ഭോസ്‌ലെ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "शहाजीराजे भोसले"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahji_Bhonsle"
    title: "Shahji Bhonsle"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B8"
    title: "Шахджи"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahaji"
    title: "Shahaji"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "சாகாஜி போஸ்லே"
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  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12454032"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump