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Who was the first Maratha chieftain to send Nazar (offering) to the Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer?
Raja Sahu, grandson of Shivaji (son of Sambhaji), had sent a chadar to the Ajmer Dargah in 1714 AD.
Against whom did Shivaji fight wars in the early days?
The Sultan of Bijapur sent an experienced and trusted commander named Afzal Khan in 1659 AD to curb Shivaji's ambitions, but the diplomat Shivaji killed him.
Who among the following was not a member of the 'Asht Pradhan'?
Shivaji had established the 'Asht Pradhan' system at the central level for the administration of the state, under which eight ministers were appointed. It included Peshwa, Amatya (Finance and Revenue Minister), Waqia-navis or Mantri, Sachiv, Sumant or Dabir (Foreign Minister), Senapati or Sar-i-Naubat, Pandit Rao (responsible for scholarships for scholars and religious affairs), and Nyayadhish. They worked like secretaries of the modern era in Shivaji's state administration. Their work was only to advise the king. It cannot be called a cabinet in any sense.
The matters handled by 'Pandit Rao' in Shivaji's administration were-
(1) Military matters
(2) Charity and religious matters
(3) Judicial matters
(4) Correspondence matters
In Shivaji's Asht Pradhan, the task of 'Pandit Rao' was to handle responsibilities for scholars and religious affairs grants. He was the head of charity and religious matters.
Arrange the following in chronological order (in the context of Shivaji) and select the correct answer from the codes given below-
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In which fort was Shivaji born?
Shivaji was born on April 20, 1627, in the 'Shivner fort' near Junnar city, situated north of Pune, from the womb of 'Jijabai', the first wife of Shahji Bhonsle of the Bhonsle dynasty.
When was Shivaji's coronation held?
On June 16, 1674 AD, Shivaji had his coronation, assumed the title of 'Chhatrapati', and made 'Raigad' his capital. Pandit Vishweshwar alias 'Gangabhatt' of Banaras, a great scholar of that era, declared him a Kshatriya and performed his coronation.
What was Shivaji's royal cavalry called?
There were two types of cavalry soldiers in Shivaji's horse army (Paga) - (1) Bargir (Regular) - who were provided horses and weapons by the state. (2) Silahdar (Irregular) - soldiers who brought their own horses and weapons. They received higher salaries compared to Bargir.
Indian History