CHHAAVA [PAPERBACK LIMITED EDITION]

• Title: Sambhaji

• SBN: 9789357207959

• Edition: 25

• Publishing Year: January 1979

• Pages: 888

• Language: Marathi

• Category: Historical

• Binding: Paperback

• Publisher: Mehta Publishing House

Description:

• Born to Shivaji and his first wife Saibai, Sambhaji was entrusted with continuing the Maratha Empire that Shivaji began.

• Born at Purandar Fort, Sambhaji was raised by his paternal grandmother Jijabai.

• After the Treaty of Purandar between Shivaji and the Mughals, Sambhaji was sent to live with Raja Jai Singh of Amber as a political hostage.

• Raised as a Mughal sardar, he served in the Mughal court under Aurangzeb.

• Following Shivaji’s death, Sambhaji fought against his stepmother, Soyarabai Mohite, who had her son Rajaram crowned as the heir to the Maratha kingdom.

• Sambhaji escaped from prison and formally ascended the throne on July 20, 1680.

• Known as a brilliant tactician, Sambhaji was a worthy ruler of the Marathas, despite his short reign.

• This book reveals his life story and portrays him as the ruler he truly was.