Sambhaji

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Maratha ruler person

Sambhaji was the second Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire and the eldest son of Shivaji, known for his fierce resistance against the Mughal Empire before his capture and execution.

Aliases (3)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Maratha ruler → person →
associatedWith	Maratha–Mughal wars →
birthPlace	Purandar Fort, near Pune, India →
capturedBy	Aurangzeb → Mughal forces →
causeOfDeath	execution →
child	Shahu I →
countryRuled	Maratha Empire →
dateOfBirth	1657-05-14 →
dateOfDeath	1689-03-11 →
deathPlace	Tulapur, near Pune, India →
dynasty	Bhosale dynasty →
ethnicGroup	Maratha →
familyName	Bhosale →
father	Shivaji →
fullName	Sambhaji Bhosale →
givenName	Sambhaji →
house	House of Bhonsle →
knownFor	harsh reprisals against enemies → refusal to convert to Islam under Mughal pressure →
languageSpoken	Marathi → Sanskrit →
legacy	remembered as a martyr in Maratha and Hindu traditions →
mannerOfDeath	torture and execution by the Mughal Empire →
militaryRank	supreme commander of Maratha forces →
mother	Saibai →
notableFor	conflicts with Mughal emperor Aurangzeb → resistance against the Mughal Empire →
opponent	Aurangzeb → Mughal Empire →
ordinalInOffice	second Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire →
placeOfBirth	Purandar Fort →
placeOfCapture	Sangameshwar →
placeOfDeath	Tulapur →
positionHeld	Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire →
predecessor	Shivaji →
regionOfActivity	Deccan → Western India →
reignEnd	1689 →
reignStart	1681 →
religion	Hinduism →
religiousPolicy	patronage of Hindu temples and Brahmins →
residence	Raigad Fort →
spouse	Yesubai →
successor	Rajaram I →
title	Chhatrapati → Maharaj →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Fall of Raigad Fort ("Sambhaji Maharaj") →	associatedWith
Shahu I ("Sambhaji I") →	father
Sambhaji ("Sambhaji Bhosale") →	fullName
Sambhaji →	givenName
Marathi people →	notableHistoricalFigure
Maratha →	notableLeader
Maratha Empire →	notableRuler
Rajaram I →	predecessor
Rajaram I →	sibling