Shivaji Maharaj History

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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was a Maratha king (from Maharashtra) and a member of the Bhonsle Maratha clan. Shivaji Maharaj, in 1674, carved out an enclave from the declining Adilshahi sultanate of Bijapur that formed the genesis of an independent Maratha Empire with Raigad as its capital.

"श्री शिवराय" is a Marathi biography (charitra) of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, written by eminent Gandhian, Pandurang Sadashiv Sane also known as Sane Guruji. This book contains the life and times of the great Maratha King Shivaji.