Shivaji’s ideology of Hindavi Swarajya and subsequent expansion of the Maratha Empire, was partly responsible for re-establishment of Hindu rule and its re-emergent assertiveness throughout the mainland of present day India after being ruled and dominated by various Muslim dynasties for several centuries. Shivaji succeeded in establishing control of a well defended segment of the present state of Maharastra in western India, during his lifetime. Shivaji espoused the ideology of Hindavi Swarajya (Self rule of the natives) and took a solemn oath in a Shiva temple with his friends and soldiers to directly challenge the Muslim rule of the Bijapur Sultanate and ultimately the mighty Mughal Empire. His father, Shahaji, was a Maratha general who rendered military services at various times against the Bijapur Sultanate and the Mughals. Shivaji Maharaj was younger of the two sons of Shahaji Bhosle and Jijabai. Shivaji Raje Bhosle Shivaji Raje Bhosle (Marathi: शिवाजीराजे भोसले,Febru– April 3, 1680), popularly known as Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (Marathi: छत्रपती शिवाजी महाराज,laid the foundations of the Maratha Empire.
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