Speech on Shivaji Maharaj

Shivaji Maharaj is otherwise known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj or Shivaji Bhosale I. He founded the Maratha empire in Bijapur that was carved out from the falling of Adilshahi sultanate. He was designated as Chhatrapati for capturing the region at the Raigad fort in 1674. He lived in a very primitive period.

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1. 10 Points on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
2. Short Speech On Shivaji Maharaj
3. Long Speech on Shivaji Maharaj

10 Points on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

Shivaji Maharaj was a well-known Maratha emperor especially very popular in North India

1. His father and mother were Shahahi and Jijabai and he lived his life at Bhosale.

2. He was born in Shivneri which at present is in the Pune district in Maharashtra. He was named after the deity of the goddess Shivai, so he was named Shivaji

3. The government of Maharashtra declares every February 19 as a holiday for celebrating Shivaji's birthday. But many scholars disagree with this date as there is no proper evidence regarding his birth date.

4. He was summoned with the nickname of "Raja" by his influential paternal grandfather Maloji who is the sultanate of Ahmadnagar.

5. When he was born, the Deccan plateau was spread over with powers of three Islamic sultanates, Bijapur, Golkonda, Ahmednagar

6. At the same time when this region was ruled by Islamic powers, he confidentially trained his small army in Pune.

7. Shivaji was known for his religious, and ethical code and was acknowledged as a national hero during the Indian Independence movement.

8. In the 19th century, Jyotibai Phule, a reformer of Marathi characterised him as a legendary hero primarily known for Dalits and Shudras.

9. The present understandable Marathi was formulated in Maharashtra by Shivaji Maharaj

10. In the history of Maharashtra, Shivaji Maharaj played a prominent role and was greatly honoured by the people of Maharashtra.

Short Speech On Shivaji Maharaj

Early life

Shivaji was born in Shivneri in Junnar. His father was Shahaji Bhonsale, who served for Islamic sultanates. His mother was jijabai who is from the royal family named yadav of devagiri. Shivaji was from the Maratha family and belonged to the lineage of Bhonsle. Shivaji was given the award of the epithet known as Raja under his influential paternal grandfather Maloji.

Adil Shahi sultanate who is the king of Bijapur began to invade southern states in the 17th century. The Mughal empire was in the hands of the sultanate which was being helped by Shahaji who was the chieftain, a head or leader of a specific group or clan.

Resettling of Maharaj family

Shahaji rebelled against the mughal empire and maintained a crusade against mughals which was unsuccessful. He was frequently pushed by the armies of the Mughal and his family had to move around between forts.

In 1636, Shahaji and Jijabai along with Shivaji moved to Bijapur where Shahaji joined in the assistance. So they settled there in the city of Poona. Over the course of time , his father died and Shivaji took the regime in hand that made a revolution in the Bijapur dynasty in the near future.

Long Speech on Shivaji Maharaj

Shivaji was the widespread emperor who captured the Maratha kingdom .It generally consisted of the integration of Brahmans, marathas, and prabhus. India was previously occupied by the Muslims known as Mughals. Bijapur was also ruled by the Sultan of Muslim.

Major portions of the northern Indian states of Bijapur, Ahmednagar, and Golkonda were ruled by the Mughal sultanates. They had the power to rule a kingdom and were empowered to do so. Shivaji's traditional property was situated in a Mughal-ruled area. Shivaji found the intimidation and treatment of Hindus there unacceptable. Hindus were victimised because of their clan and religion. He committed a serious crime at the age of 16 because of his prejudice against the Mughal empire and its sultans, which undoubtedly transformed the Bijapur governance.

Formation of Maratha Empire

The conviction Shivaji made to protect Hindus from the lawless and ill-mannered sultans made the formation of the Maratha empire. He began his oppression against Muslims around 1655 where he confiscated the weaker outposts of Bijapur. He also defeated the religionists who were placed in the influential status by the mughal and were also defeated by the Maharaj army.

His military skills combined with the fearless and severe attitude helped to defeat the Sultanates and he won much more admiration among peoples. Seeing the subsequent rise of Shivaji, Mughal sent about an army of 20000 under Afzal Khan to rebel against Shivaji.

However, Shivaji did a masterful work in which he relocated the army of Afzal Khan by his prude mindset and killed Afzal Khan. Again seeing Shivaji's rapid development, Mughals started to send thousands of army soldiers But Shivaji's conviction made him overthrow the mughal in the next few years.

Shivaji is the skilled politician and the great emperor who has lived throughout his life to uplift Hindus from a severe Minority position. He also represented Shudras and dalits at that period. Without him, there would have been no Maratha empire and everything would have simply vanished. He enlarged his level of influence over deccan states and soon all over the world. He expanded the sphere of influence of Maratha's military forces by invading and building regiments in many regions. By this time, the Maratha navy was also founded. During that period, the rise of Maratha and Sanskrit languages was driven by Shivaji Maharaj.

Lessons From His Life

He demonstrated for us the way to take a balanced approach while maintaining calmness in the face of challenges. He planned and worked on how to leave rather than being caught up in the circumstance and fretting about it. He was against all forms of harassment, assault, and dishonour against women. He used to chastise anyone who disrespected women, and in certain rare instances, the punishment was harsh. Jijamata had taught him about the courage of goddesses and how Sanatan Dharma respects women since he was a young child.

Up till the moment of his death, Shivaji contemplated and worked for the advancement of dharma and society. Shivaji felt a sense of love and belonging for every group in society. He never made distinctions between people based on their wealth, race, or caste. He treated everyone equally, visited impoverished households, and shared whatever food was provided with them.