See also: Bhonsle § origin Young Shivaji (right) meets his father Shahaji (left). For Jyotirao Phule, he was a hero of Shudras. Bal Gangadhra Tilak painted him as a "opponent of the oppressor". At the beginning of the Indian independence movement, Indian nationalists elevated him as a proto-nationalist and hero of the Hindus. Mughal depictions of Shivaji were mostly negative, although most authors praised his chivalrous treatment of women. Contemporary English, French, Dutch, Portugese, and Italian writers praised his exploits and stratagems. Shivaji's legacy has varied by observer and time. Praised for his chivalrous treatment of Women by his enemies, Shivaji employed people of all castes in his administration and army. He revived ancient Hindu political traditions, court conventions and promoted the usage of the Marathi and Sanskrit languages, replacing Persian in court and administration. Shivaji established a competent and progressive civil rule with well-structured administrative organisations. Shortly after Aurangzeb's death, Marathas marched northwards, and soon confined Mughals to city of Delhi. Aurangzeb failed to crush Marathas, and this campaign had a ruinous effect on Mughal Treasury and Army. This campaign, better known as Mughal–Maratha Wars, was a strategic defeat for Mughals. Shivaji's exploits and potential of Maratha nation threatened Mughals so much that Mughal Emperor Aurangzib started a campaign to conquer Marathas shortly after Shivaji's Death. Shivaji built a formidable Navy which kept English Navy in check. Shivaji perfected and used Guerilla Warfare to great success against much larger armies of Mughals and Deccan Sultanates. He captured and built new Hill Forts in Sahyadri Mountain range which proved very difficult for invading forces to capture, particularly Mughal armies. Shivaji used the difficult terrain of Western Ghats to his advantage. Over the course of his life, Shivaji engaged in both alliances and hostilities with the Mughal Empire, the Sultanate of Golkonda, Sultanate of Bijapur and the European colonial powers. In 1674, he was formally crowned the Chhatrapati of his realm at Raigad Fort. Shivaji carved out his own independent kingdom from the declining Adilshahi sultanate of Bijapur which formed the genesis of the Maratha Empire. 19 February 1630 – 3 April 1680 ), also referred to as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was an Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle Maratha clan. Shivaji I ( Shivaji Shahaji Bhosale Marathi pronunciation: c.
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