shivaji maharaj painting
*** शिवाजी राजे *** S hivaji Maharaj's water painting 😀 Shivaji Bhosale I ( Marathi pronunciation: c. 1627/1630 – April 3, 1680) was an Indian warrior-king and a member of the Bhonsle Maratha clan . Shivaji carved out an enclave from the declining Adilshahi sultanate of Bijapur that formed the genesis of the Maratha Empire . In 1674 , he was formally crowned as the chhatrapati (emperor) of his realm at Raigad . Over the course of his life, Shivaji engaged in both alliances and hostilities with the Mughal Empire , Sultanate of Golkonda and Sultanate of Bijapur , as well as European colonial powers. Shivaji's military forces expanded the Maratha sphere of influence, capturing and building forts, and forming a Maratha navy. Shivaji established a competent and progressive civi...