Sivaji

/ sɪˈvɑːʒi /

noun

1. Sivaji16271680MIndianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1627–80, Indian king (1674–80), who led an uprising of Hindus against Muslim rule and founded the Masatha kingdom

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Sivaji is a kind of Indian Ilia Moorometz, though his epoch is much nearer to our times.

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The Deccan is full of legends about Sivaji, and even the English historians mention him with respect.

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Passing over several intermediate writers we come to the period of the warrior Sivaji, the opponent of Aurangzeb.

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In 1680 Sivaji died, and his son and successor, Sambhaji, was betrayed to Aurangzeb and put to death.

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Sivaji the Great, as already mentioned, died in 1680, while Aurangzeb was still on the throne.

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