Sivaji

/ (sɪˈvɑːʒi) /

noun

1627–80, Indian king (1674–80), who led an uprising of Hindus against Muslim rule and founded the Masatha kingdom

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Example sentences from the Web for sivaji

Perhaps their scheme might have succeeded had not Sivaji himself, now feeling his way to power, seen the peril of the connection.
Tara|Philip Meadows Taylor
I will brook it from no one, not even from Sivaji Bhslay himself!
Tara|Philip Meadows Taylor
Sivaji and his fighting officers were Mahrattas of humble caste, but his ministers were Brahmans.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 4|Various
Sivaji the Great, as already mentioned, died in 1680, while Aurangzeb was still on the throne.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 4|Various

The last direct representative of Sivaji died without a male heir in 1848, and his deathbed adoption was set aside.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 4|Various

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