The Foundation of the swaraj

The Foundation of the swaraj In the first half of the seventeenth century ,an epoch making personality emerged in Maharashtra- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. He established Swaraj by challenging the unjust ruling powers here.Shivaji Maharaj was born at the Shivneru fort near Junnat in Pune district on the day of Phalgun Vadya Tritiya in the Shaka year 1551,that is on 19 February 1630. In this chapter, we will  study how he founded Swaraj. Shahajiraje:     Shahajiraje, the father of Shivaji Maharaj was a pre-eminent Sardar  in the Deccan. The Adilshah of Bijapur allied with the Mughals in this campaign. Shahaji Maharaj did not wish the Mughals to get an entry into the South. So he tried to save Nizamshahi by offering stiff resistance to the Mughals. But he could not withstand the combined might of the Mughals and the Adilshah. The Nizamshahi was defeated and come to an end in 1636 CE. After the Nizamshahi was wiped out, Shahajiraje became a Sardar  o...