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Shivaji

1627 - 1680

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Shivaji I (Shivaji Shahaji Bhonsale, Marathi pronunciation: [ʃiˈʋaːdʑiː ˈbʱos(ə)le]; c. 19 February 1630 – 3 April 1680) was an Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle dynasty. Shivaji carved out his own independent kingdom from the Sultanate of Bijapur that formed the genesis of the Maratha Empire. In 1674, he was formally crowned the Chhatrapati of his realm at Raigad Fort. Shivaji offered passage and his service to the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb to invade the declining Sultanate of Bijapur. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shivaji is the 1,806th most popular politician (down from 322nd in 2019), the 82nd most popular biography from India (down from 15th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Indian Politician.

Shivaji is most famous for his role in uniting the Maratha people and fighting against the Mughal Empire.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Shivaji ranks 1,806 out of 19,576. Before him are John Kerry, Josep Borrell, Maymunah bint al-Harith, Necho II, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, and José Manuel Barroso. After him are Katerina Sakellaropoulou, Benito Juárez, Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, Yejong of Joseon, and Cyaxares.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1627, Shivaji ranks 3. Before him are Robert Boyle, and Turhan Hatice Sultan. After him are Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier, John Ray, Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten, Aşub Sultan, Landgravine Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel, Willem van Aelst, Petro Doroshenko, and Countess Louise Henriette of Nassau. Among people deceased in 1680, Shivaji ranks 4. Before him are Gian Lorenzo Bernini, François de La Rochefoucauld, and Athanasius Kircher. After him are Kateri Tekakwitha, Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine, Nicolas Fouquet, Raimondo Montecuccoli, Willem Claesz. Heda, Jan Swammerdam, Samuel Butler, and Ferdinand Bol.

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In India

Among people born in India, Shivaji ranks 82 out of 1,861. Before him are Gerald Durrell (1925), Tulsidas (1532), Savitribai Phule (1831), Zubin Mehta (1936), Dara Shukoh (1615), and Vishwanath Pratap Singh (1931). After him are Jahanara Begum (1614), Muhammad bin Tughluq (1290), Sita (null), Julie Christie (1940), B. D. Jatti (1912), and Mohammed Nadir Shah (1883).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Shivaji ranks 32. Before him are Mir Osman Ali Khan (1886), Aurangzeb (1618), Akbar II (1760), Ibrahim Lodi (1450), Dara Shukoh (1615), and Vishwanath Pratap Singh (1931). After him are Jahanara Begum (1614), Muhammad bin Tughluq (1290), B. D. Jatti (1912), Mohammed Nadir Shah (1883), Jahangir (1569), and Harsha (590).

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