The Shivaji's invasions of Janjira were a series of military campaigns launched by the first Maratha ruler, Shivaji, against the Abyssinian rulers of the...
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Sambhaji (section Siddis of Janjira)
Empire, as well as other neighbouring powers such as the Siddi of Janjira, the Wadiyars of Mysore and the Portuguese Empire in Goa. Early in his rule, Marathas...
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Murud-Janjira (pron.) is the local name of a famous fort and tourist spot situated on an island just off the coastal town of Murud, in the Raigad district...
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commemorating Shivaji's birth (Shivaji Jayanti). Shivaji was named after a local deity, the Goddess Shivai Devi. Shivaji belonged to a Maratha family of the Bhonsle...
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Shivaji was the founder of the Maratha Empire in the Indian subcontinent. This article describes Shivaji's life from his birth until the age of 19 years...
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Shahu I (redirect from Shivaji Sambhaji Raje Bhosale)
Sarkhel (grand admiral) of Shahu's navy with control of the Konkan. Balaji and Kanhoji then jointly attacked the Muslim Siddis of Janjira. Their combined contingents...
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Bajirao I (section Response to Nader Shah's invasion)
Siddis of Janjira controlled a small, strategically important territory on India's west coast. Although they originally held only the Janjira fort, after...
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Maratha Empire (redirect from Capture of Nazibabad (1772))
Marathi groups. Shivaji's monarchy, referred to as the Maratha Kingdom, expanded into a large realm in the 18th century under the leadership of Peshwa Bajirao...
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Balaji Vishwanath (section Battle of Panhala)
Konkan region of present-day Maharashtra and were the hereditary Deshmukh for Shrivardhan under the Siddi of Janjira. He went out in search of employment...
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as a tributary of Gujarat and Bahmanis before being conquered by Akbar in the late 16th century. South of Mumbai was the state of Janjira, founded by a...
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Deccan wars (redirect from Battle of Athani)
were a series of military conflicts between the Mughal Empire and the descendants of the Maratha ruler Shivaji from the time of Shivaji's death in 1680...
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Ambar's forces. In 1618, the sultan lost the fortress of Janjira to the independent Habshi state of western India. The following year, Bijapur conquered...
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Vijaydurg Fort (category Buildings and structures of the Maratha Empire)
Bombay, Svern of Bengal and, Darby, Restoration, Pilot, Augusta and Dadabhoi of Surat. He had also captured Anjanvel from the Siddis of Janjira. Another reason...
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Laya Patil (category Naval history of India)
Navy to capture the Janjira island by Peshwa, after which Patil served in the Maratha Empire for ten years. In 1675, Shivaji, founder of Maratha Empire, wanted...
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Rajgad Fort (category Buildings and structures of the Maratha Empire)
including the birth of Shivaji's son Rajaram I, the death of Shivaji's wife Saibai, the return of Shivaji from Agra, the burial of Afzal Khan's head in...
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Kanhoji Angre (category Naval history of India)
the Killedar (fort commander) of Suvranadurg tried to defect to the Siddi of Janjira, an 18 year old Angre took control of the fort and captured the Killedar...
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Aurangzeb (redirect from Decline of Emperor Aurangzeb)
waging war against Aurangzeb. Shivaji and his forces attacked the Deccan, Janjira and Surat and tried to gain control of vast territories.[citation needed]...
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Raigad Fort (category Buildings and structures of the Maratha Empire)
potential loophole, Shivaji built a bastion over the cliff and named it after the milkmaid as Hirakani Buruj. The statue of Chatrapati Shivaji's pet dog was removed...
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Panhala Fort (category Buildings and structures of the Maratha Empire)
the height of Shivaji's power in 1678, Panhala housed 15,000 horses and 20,000 soldiers. also the main darwaza was chaar darwaza When Shivaji died, Sambhaji...
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Persian invasions and expansion of East India Company influence and power. The period is usually considered to have begun with the death of Bahadur Shah...
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Sindhudurg Fort (category Buildings and structures of the Maratha Empire)
and to curb the rise of Siddhis of Janjira. The fort was built on a small island known as the Khurte island. [Chatrappati Shivaji Maharaj] had brought...
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Swarajyarakshak Sambhaji (category Cultural depictions of Sambhaji)
Sambhaji almost captured the fort of Janjira in his famous Siege of Janjira (1682). Later he defeats the powerful king of Mysore Chikka Devaraja a superb...
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Rander (category Suburban area of Surat)
his first attack on Surat. The Siddis of Janjira secured the admiralty of the Mughal fleet in Surat in 1669. Shivaji led a second attack on the city in 1670...
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Harihar fort (category Buildings and structures of the Maratha Empire)
original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2020. "Harihar, Sahyadri,Shivaji,Trekking,Marathi,Maharastra". Archived from the original on 26 February...
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Sinhagad (category Buildings and structures of the Maratha Empire)
Pune region. His son Shivaji, refused to accept the Adilshahi and initiated the task of setting up Swarajya. Shivaji gained control of Kondana in 1647 by...
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Devgad fort (category Buildings and structures of the Maratha Empire)
Devgad Fort, also called Janjira Devgad Fort, is a fort located 5 km from Devgad town, in Sindhudurg district, of Maharashtra. This fort is an important...
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Sajjangad (category Buildings and structures of the Maratha Empire)
Later (1527-1686) it came in possession of the Adilshahi dynasty. This fort was captured by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on 2 April 1673 from Adilshah....
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Anjanvel Fort (category Buildings and structures of the Maratha Empire)
This fort was again captured by the King Shivaji from Mohammed Adil Shah of Bijapur in 1660 during his conquest of Dhabol creek. A dockyard/shipbuilding...
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Bankot fort (category Buildings and structures of the Maratha Empire)
Fort Victoria is a fort located 47 km from Dapoli, in Ratnagiri district, of Maharashtra. This fort is an important fort in Ratnagiri district. The Fort...
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under the leadership of Khan Jahan with the Janjira mariners has clashed frequently against Maratha Navy under Shivaji, where the Janjira and Mughal naval...
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