CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI MAHARAJ

                         SHIVAJI 

Chhatrapati is a royal title from the Indian subcontinent. Shivaji Bhonsle ,also known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj ,was an Indian warrior king and a member of the bhonsle Maratha clan.In 1674 he was formally crowned as the Chhatrapati of his realm at Raigad. He innovated military tactics, pioneering non conventional methods which leveraged strategic factors like geography ,speed,  surprise and focussed pinpoint Attacks to defeat his larger and more powerful enemies. Shivaji carved out an enclave from the declining Adilshahi Sultanate of Bijapur that formed the genesis of the Maratha empire. 

BORN   :-                 19 FEBRUARY 1630 (SHIVNERI FORT) 

DIED    :-                03 APRIL 1980  (RAIGAD FORT)

SPOUSE   :-            SAKVARBAI, PUTALABAI,MORE..

PARENTS  :-        JIJABAI, SHAHAJI