Sambhaji
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Sambhaji (Sambhajiraje Shivajiraje Bhonsle, ; 14 May 1657 – 11 March 1689), also known as Shambhuraje, ruled from 1681 to 1689 as the second king (Chhatrapati) of the Maratha Empire, a prominent state in early modern India. He was the eldest son of Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha Empire.
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- Died
- 1689
- Works
- 3
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Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Sambhaji
- Royalty.image
- Sambhaji painting late 17th century.png
- Royalty.caption
- Portrait of Sambhaji, late 17th century.
- Royalty.succession
- Chhatrapati of the Marathas
- Royalty.reign
- 16 January 1681 – 11 March 1689
- Royalty.coronation
- 20 July 1680, Panhala (symbolic)16 January 1681, Raigad fort (official)
- Royalty.predecessor
- Shivaji I
- Royalty.successor
- Rajaram I
- Royalty.birth_place
- Purandar Fort, Ahmadnagar Subah, Mughal Empire
- Royalty.death_place
- Tulapur, Ahmadnagar Subah, Mughal Empire
- Royalty.death_cause
- Execution by decapitation
- Royalty.spouse
- Yesubai
- Royalty.issue
- Bhavani Bai Shahu I
- Royalty.father
- Shivaji I
- Royalty.mother
- Saibai
- Royalty.religion
- Hinduism
- Royalty.reg type1
- Peshwa
- Royalty.royal house
- Bhonsale
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Purandar Fort
- Place of death
- Tulapur
- Spouse
- Maharani Yesubai
- Child
- Shahu I
- Mother
- Saibai
- Sibling
- Rajaram I
- Occupation
- writer
- Position held
- Chatrapati
- Educated at
- N/A
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Image
- Sambhaji painting late 17th century.png
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- date of birth
- 1657-05-14
- date of death
- 1689-03-11
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- cause of death
- decapitation
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- Sambhaji
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Encyclopedic overview
28 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Marriage
- Arrest and defection to the Mughals
- Ancestry
- Accession
- Military expeditions and conflicts
- Attack on Burhanpur
- Mughal Empire
- Siege of Ramsej (1682)
- Mughal invasions of Konkan (1684)
- Siddis of Janjira
- Portuguese and English
- Mysore
- Maratha Deshmukhs
- Capture, torture and execution
- Succession
- Governance
- Measures against drought
- Agriculture
- Religious policy
- Education and writings
- Legacy
- Historiography
- Biographies
- In fiction
- See also
- References
- External links
Sambhaji (Sambhajiraje Shivajiraje Bhonsle, ; 14 May 1657 – 11 March 1689), also known as Shambhuraje, ruled from 1681 to 1689 as the second king (Chhatrapati) of the Maratha Empire, a prominent state in early modern India. He was the eldest son of Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha Empire.
At the age of nine, Sambhaji was taken as a political hostage of the Mughal Empire, to guarantee his father's compliance with the treaty of Purandar. He later accompanied his father to Agra where both were placed under house arrest by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb; they subsequently escaped. He was later confined by his father at Panhala Fort, with some theories suggesting that it was due to his addiction to "sensual pleasures" or for violating a Brahmin woman. He subsequently defected to the Mughal Empire and served under Diler Khan in the Battle of Bhupalgarh against his father. He ascended the throne following his father's death, with his rule being largely shaped by the ongoing wars between the Marathas and the Mughal Empire, as well as other neighbouring powers such as the Siddi of Janjira, the Wadiyars of Mysore and the Portuguese Empire in Goa.
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