But it is not just Shivaji's military achievement that made him a great ruler. He was the ablest administrator. He never discriminated against any religion and lots of his general were Muslim including his personal bodyguard. He never disrespected women or use them as a war strategy. He used guerilla warfare and had a strategic mind to build a navy and a network of forts.
He started with 4 forts and 2000 men, by the time of his death he commanded an army of 100,000 men and had more than 300 forts.
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CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI MAHARAJ
AdventureShivaji Maharaj Bhonsle 3 April 1680 was an Indian warrior-king and a member of the Bhonsle Maratha clan. Shivaji Maharaj carved out an enclave from the declining Adilshahi sultanate of Bijapur that formed the genesis of the Maratha Empire. In 1674...
