*🛡️Chhatrapati Shivaji* ♟️He was born in 1639 to Shahaji Bhonsle, a Maratha general who held the jagirs of Pune and Supe under the Bijapur Sultanate and Jijabai, a pious woman whose religious qualities had a profound influence on him. ♟️He displayed his military zeal for the first time in 1645 when as a teenager, he successfully got control of the Torna Fort which was under Bijapur. He also acquired the Kondana Fort. Both these forts were under Adil Shah of Bijapur. ♟️He took on the titles of Chhatrapati, Shakakarta, Kshatriya Kulavantas and Haindava Dharmodhhaarak. *💎Important battles associated with him* ♟️1. Battle of Pratapgad, 1659. ♟️2. Battle of Pavan Khind, 1660. ♟️3. Battle of Purandar, 1665. ♟️4. Battle of Sinhagad, 1670. ♟️5. Battle of Kalyan, 1682-83. ♟️6. Battle of Sangamner, 1679.