A Dispassionate Analysis Of Shivaji Bhonsle: Hindu King Under Aurangzeb’s Rule
Shivaji was born in 1628 and passed away in 1680 at the relatively young age of 52. He spent his entire life in the shadow of the greatest Mughal conqueror of Hindustan, namely Aurangzeb. As much as we malign Aurangzeb, there is no erasing the fact that he ruled over the largest empire ever seen