The Great Warrior

 

Helloooooo friends...................hope you all are fine..............yesterday we had a holiday. It was on the occasion of Shiv Jayanti'.....so today I will write a blog on the Great Warrior - Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj'.

His full name was Shivaji Shahaji Bhosale. His father's name was Shahaji Bhosale and his mother's name was Jijabai Bhosale. He was born on 19th February 1630 on Shivneri Fort. So we celebrate his birthday on 16th February every year. He died on 3rd April 1680. He was a great warrior. He was trained under his mother and his teacher. At a very young age, he learned fighting skills and other arts. He started the Maratha army which called 'Mavale" in Marathi. He fought against the Mughal emperor.

When he was 18 years old, he won Torna Fort. After that, his large army captured a lot of forts. He was kind and treated his people very nicely. His army was always ready to die for him. There are a lot of famous stories like 'Pawankhind', Tanahaji kind dev, fighting with Afzal khan with tiger nails, running away from the Delhi Badshah which are very inspiring.

I like to listen to stories of him and visit the various forts which he won and maintained as well. We all have great respect for 'Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj'. That's all for today's blog.....see you in the next blog.....thank you.....

By- Asmi Kokane

Grade 4