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Shivaji
saidundated
But In your Majesty's reign.
— Attributed to Shivaji. Appeal to Aurangzeb by a delegation of Hindus [variously ascribed either to Rana Raj Singh or to Shivaji] in protest
Shivaji
Indian Maratha king and founder of the Maratha Swaraj (Empire)
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Updated 2026-06-09
He turned a small inherited fiefdom into the foundation of the Maratha Kingdom, then played both sides of the Mughal-Sultanate divide until he could crown himself Chhatrapati — king — in 1674. Two centuries of quiet followed before nationalists resurrected his name as symbol.
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Shivaji Bhonsale inherited a jagir from his father, a retainer in the Sultanate of Bijapur, and began consolidating territory in the 1650s. He offered his service to Mughal emperor Aurangzeb to help dismantle Bijapur, then seized the ceded lands for himself after Aurangzeb left for a succession war in the north. Defeated at Purandar by Jai Singh I, Shivaji entered Mughal vassalage, wrote letters of apology to Aurangzeb, and briefly served as a Mughal chief with the title of Raja. In 1674 he broke away and crowned himself Chhatrapati at Raigad Fort over Brahmin objections, building a multiconfe…
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Shivaji
saidundated
May it please your Majesty !
— Attributed to Shivaji. Appeal to Aurangzeb by a delegation of Hindus [variously ascribed either to Rana Raj Singh or to Shivaji] in protest
Shivaji
saidundated
In strict justice the jazlya is not at all lawful.
— Attributed to Shivaji. Appeal to Aurangzeb by a delegation of Hindus [variously ascribed either to Rana Raj Singh or to Shivaji] in protest
Shivaji
saidundated
If you imagine piety to consist in oppressing the people and terrorising the Hindus, you ought first to levy the faziya from Rana Raj Singh, who is the head of the Hindus.
— Attributed to Shivaji. Appeal to Aurangzeb by a delegation of Hindus [variously ascribed either to Rana Raj Singh or to Shivaji] in protest
Shivaji
saidundated
I wonder at the strange fidelity of your officers that they neglect to tell you of the true state of things, but cover a blazing fire with straw !
— Attributed to Shivaji. Appeal to Aurangzeb by a delegation of Hindus [variously ascribed either to Rana Raj Singh or to Shivaji] in protest
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