Shivaji

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founder of state historical figure king military leader

Shivaji was a 17th-century Indian warrior-king and visionary leader who established a powerful Maratha kingdom through innovative military tactics and effective governance.

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Label Occurrences
Shivaji canonical 55
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj 43
Chhatrapati Shivaji 6

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf founder of state ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
king ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Shivaji ⓘ
surface form: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
birthDate 1630-02-19 ⓘ
birthPlace Shivneri Fort ⓘ
near Junnar ⓘ
present-day Maharashtra, India ⓘ
built Pratapgad Fort ⓘ
Raigad Fort ⓘ
surface form: Raigad Fort (as capital)

Sindhudurg Fort ⓘ
capital Raigad Fort ⓘ
surface form: Raigad
coronationDate 1674-06-06 ⓘ
coronationPlace Raigad Fort ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Deccan region ⓘ
surface form: India (historical region of the Deccan)
deathDate 1680-04-03 ⓘ
deathPlace Raigad Fort ⓘ
dynasty Bhonsle ⓘ
ethnicGroup Maratha ⓘ
father Shahaji Bhonsle ⓘ
founded Swaraj ⓘ
surface form: Hindavi Swarajya (concept of self-rule)

Maratha Empire ⓘ
fullName Shivaji self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Shivaji Bhonsle
implementedPolicy protection of peasants from arbitrary taxation ⓘ
regular army with cash payment instead of jagirs ⓘ
revenue reforms based on land measurement ⓘ
knownFor administrative and revenue reforms ⓘ
establishing a powerful Maratha kingdom ⓘ
fort-based military strategy ⓘ
innovative guerrilla warfare tactics ⓘ
naval development on the western coast of India ⓘ
promotion of Marathi and Sanskrit in administration ⓘ
religious tolerance in governance ⓘ
languageOfAdministration Marathi language ⓘ
surface form: Marathi

Sanskrit ⓘ
legacy icon of resistance against Mughal rule ⓘ
inspiration for later Indian nationalist movements ⓘ
symbol of Maratha pride ⓘ
militaryConflict conflicts with the Adil Shahi Sultanate of Bijapur ⓘ
conflicts with the Mughal Empire ⓘ
mother Jijabai ⓘ
notableEvent escape from house arrest in Agra in 1666 ⓘ
killing of Afzal Khan at Pratapgad in 1659 ⓘ
opponent Afzal Khan ⓘ
Aurangzeb ⓘ
reignEnd 1680 ⓘ
reignStart 1674 ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
spouse Saibai Nimbalkar ⓘ
title Shivaji self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Chhatrapati

Maharaj ⓘ
usedMilitaryTactic guerrilla warfare ⓘ
strategic use of hill forts ⓘ
surprise attacks ⓘ

Referenced by (116)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maratha Empire → foundedBy → Shivaji ⓘ
Maratha Empire → founder → Shivaji ⓘ
Maratha Empire → headOfStateTitle → Shivaji ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chhatrapati
Maratha Empire → firstMonarch → Shivaji ⓘ
Maratha Empire → notableRuler → Shivaji ⓘ
Marathi people → notableHistoricalFigure → Shivaji ⓘ
Ramdas Swami → associatedWith → Shivaji ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport → namedAfter → Shivaji ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus → renamedAfter → Shivaji ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Shivaji → fullName → Shivaji self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shivaji Bhonsle
Shivaji → alsoKnownAs → Shivaji ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Shivaji → title → Shivaji self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chhatrapati
Coronation of Shivaji at Raigad in 1674 → hasMainSubject → Shivaji ⓘ
Coronation of Shivaji at Raigad in 1674 → hasParticipant → Shivaji ⓘ
Shahu I → grandfather → Shivaji ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shivaji I
Peshwa → officeCreatedBy → Shivaji ⓘ
Raigad Fort → coronationSiteOf → Shivaji ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Raigad Fort → associatedWith → Shivaji ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Raigad Fort → developedBy → Shivaji ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Raigad Fort → capturedBy → Shivaji ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Sambhaji → father → Shivaji ⓘ
Sambhaji → predecessor → Shivaji ⓘ
Rajaram I → father → Shivaji ⓘ
Bhonsle → notableMember → Shivaji ⓘ
Bhonsle → founder → Shivaji ⓘ
subject surface form: Maratha Empire
Maratha → notableLeader → Shivaji ⓘ
Sinhagad Fort (near Pune) → associatedWith → Shivaji ⓘ
subject surface form: Sinhagad Fort
this entity surface form: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Sinhagad Fort (near Pune) → capturedFor → Shivaji ⓘ
subject surface form: Sinhagad Fort
this entity surface form: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Shivaji festival → namedAfter → Shivaji ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chhatrapati Shivaji
Shivaji festival → honors → Shivaji ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chhatrapati Shivaji
Shivaji festival → honors → Shivaji ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maratha ruler Shivaji
Desh region → associatedWithLeader → Shivaji ⓘ
Samarth Sampradaya → associatedWith → Shivaji ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shivaji Maharaj
Bhavani → associatedWithPerson → Shivaji ⓘ
Samarth Ramdas → influenced → Shivaji ⓘ
Samarth Ramdas → associatedWith → Shivaji ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shivaji Maharaj
Rajinikanth → givenName → Shivaji ⓘ
BOM → namedAfter → Shivaji ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
VABB → namedAfter → Shivaji ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Purandar → associatedWith → Shivaji ⓘ
Jijabai → influenced → Shivaji ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chhatrapati Shivaji
Jijabai → child → Shivaji ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chhatrapati Shivaji
Hindavi Swarajya as a formal kingdom → founder → Shivaji ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chhatrapati Shivaji
Hindavi Swarajya as a formal kingdom → ruler → Shivaji ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chhatrapati Shivaji
Gaga Bhatt → coronationOfficiatedFor → Shivaji ⓘ
Gaga Bhatt → conferredTitleOn → Shivaji ⓘ
Gaga Bhatt → associatedWith → Shivaji ⓘ
Bhosale dynasty → founder → Shivaji ⓘ
Bhosale dynasty → notableMember → Shivaji ⓘ
Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire → firstHolder → Shivaji ⓘ