Sambhaji, also known as Shambhuraje, ruled from 1681 to 1689 as the second king of the Maratha Empire, a prominent state in early modern India. He was the eldest son of Shivaji, the founder of the Mar
Sambhaji meeting Kubkullus[who?] at a military camp. 1921 painting by M. V. Dhurandhar
Watan Patra (grant document), by Chh. Sambhaji
Stone arch at Tulapur confluence where Sambhaji was executed
Statue of Sambhaji at Tulapur.
Shivaji I was an Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle dynasty. Shivaji inherited a fiefdom from his father who served as a retainer for the Sultanate of Bijapur, which later formed the genesis of
Portrait of Shivaji (c. 1680s)
Young Shivaji (right) meets his father Shahaji. (left)
An early-20th-century painting by Sawlaram Haldankar of Shivaji fighting the Bijapuri general Afzal Khan