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I've moved the following here from the Shivaji page. If any of it isn't in this article, it could be merged. -- Danny Yee 11:16, 18 November 2005 (UTC)

Before Bijapur, Shahaji had been a jagirdar of the Nizam of Ahmednagar. Malik Amber, the Vazir, or chief minister, of Ahmednagar did his best to fight out the Mughals. After his death, Shahaji took his place. From 1633 to 1636 he established a regime with a puppet nizamshahi minor as its nominal head. He was defeated by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.

It is good idea.I am submitting a bit more information -- Shahaji was patron of art .He promoted Sanskrit and also other langauges.'Radhamadhav vilas', a poetry was written by his court poet,Jayaram Pindye.Shahaji's influence in this regard is very clear.One branch is represented by Shivaji and his son Sambhaji.Shivaji was a great scholar and had named his many forts in Sanskrit like Suvarn durg, Vijaya durg,Prachand garh.Shivaji' royal seal is in sanskrit .His son Sambhaji was himself a scholar and had written certain verses in Sanskrit. Unfortunately his son ,Shahu spent childhood in mughal captivity and as a result could not continue this tradition.ll give better perspective. But other branch represented by Vankyoji , at Tanjavar continued it .Its detailed information is availble at Sarasvati Mahal Library .Tanjavar and also on its website.Perhaps Indian history or rather in world history , only few families have got such long tradition of creativity in the field of classical literature.One can verify this.

[edit] Friction between Jadhav and Bhosales

Let me add certain inputs.Maratha clans are notoriously known for mutual jealousy and infighting, a typical character of any feudal society on this earth.Maloji's wife was from Nimbalkar(Pawar), an ancient royal family.But one will notice friction between Nimbalkar and Bhosale.Rajaram's wife was from Shirke, another ancient royal family who had defeated Bahamani rulers long back in 14th century.But same family had grudge against Sambhaji and were instrumental in his downfall.So was the clash between Bhosale and their cousins,Ghorpade.Shirke and Morey ,Rashtrakuta and Chalukyas are such classical examples.Even Shivaji's descendents had fought against each other .So there is nothing as such special about clash between Jadhavs and Bhosales.Many historians who are not well acquainted with marathas are caught over by ignorance.This fact shall be brone in mind. Rather Jadunath Sarkar, a noted historian has rightly said that Marathas were scattered like 'atoms'.It was genius of Shivaji who could weld such volatile warriors .That is why even today he is adored .

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