April 3, marks the 345th death anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
- Shivaji Maharaj passed away on April 3, 1680, at Raigad Fort.
About Shivaji Maharaj.
- Shivaji was born at Shivner Fort, Poona in 1630.
- He was the founder of the Maratha Empire in western India.
- In 1674, he crowned himself at Raigad and a new era called the ‘Rajyabhisheka Era’.
- Formed a council of eight ministers popularly known as Ashtapradhdna.
- He laid the foundation of the Maratha naval force in 1654 near Kalyan and went on to build multiple fortified naval bases along the western coastline.
- He developed guerrilla warfare tactics, and defeated Afzal Khan in 1659.