Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj one of India’s greatest warriors and the founder of the Maratha Empire, was born on February 19, 1630, in the hill fort of Shivneri, near Pune, Maharashtra. His father, Shahaji Bhosale, was a Maratha general who served the Deccan Sultanates, and his mother, Jijabai, was a devout and strong-willed woman who played […]