Shivaji and His Timeline:
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1627 Shivaji born in the hill fort of Shivneri
1643-47 Shivaji overran the hill forts of Kondana, Torana and Raigarh
1647 Shivaji's guardian Dadaji Kondev died
1656 Shivaji conquered Javali from Chandra Rao More
1657 Shivaji came into conflict with the Moghuls for the first time by making raids into Ahmednagar
1659 Afzal Khan of Bijapur was killed by Shivaji
1660 Moghul Governor Shaista Khan occupied Pune
1661 Shivaji defeated Kartalab Khan at Battle of Umberkhind
1663 Shivaji made an attack on Shaistakhan's harem and wounded him
1664 Shivaji raided and looted Surat
1665 Jai Singh besieged the fort of Purandar and forced Shivaji to sign the treaty of Purandar
1666 Shivaji escaped from Agra
1670 Shivaji attacked Surat for the second time
1674 Shivaji crowned himself at Raighad and assumed the title of Maratha Emperor or Chhattrapati
1676 Shivaji's last campaign against Bijapuri Karnataka. Captured Jinji and Vellore
1680 Shivaji expired
Additional Interesting Articles and Books:
Relevance of Shivaji at the Dawn of 21st Century - Shri Madhukar Joshi
How small Shivaji was? - Shri Narahar Kurundkar
The complexities of Shivaji - Sri Vijay Prashad
Life of Siva Chattrapathi - Sabhasad (Fiction, English Translation -complete Book)
