Solution-Class 7-History-Chapter 6-Conflict With The Mughals-Maharashtra Board

(1) Shaistakhan's invasion

(2) Raid on Lal Mahal

(3) Treaty of Purandar

(4) Escape from Agra

(5) Coronation

(6) Southern campaign of Shivaji Maharaj.

(1) A dictionary containing Sanskrit words –Rajya Vyavahar Kosha

(2) He won Trimbakgad –Moropant Pingle

(3) This Sardar was defeated at Vani-Dindori -Daudkhan

(4) A place where the British Dutch and French had their factories-Surat

• The foundation of Maratha Swaraj involved a continuous struggle for over thirty years.
• Coronation of Shivaji Mahara was necessary to gain general recognition as sovereign independent state.
• There were two traditions of religious ceremonies in India - Vedic and Tantric.
• Shivaji Maharaj honoured both the traditions and had two coronation ceremonies performed.
• Shivaji Maharaj was formally crowned, according to the vedic rituals, by Gagabhatt at Raigad on 6^th June, 1674.
• On 24th September 1674, he had his second coronation performed under the guidance of Nischalpuri Gosavi.
• On the occasion of coronation, a gold coin called Hon and copper coin called Shivrai were minted, with the legend ‘Shri Raja Shivachhatrapati’ inscribed on them.
• All royal correspondence, after the coronation, was carried with the words ‘Kshatriyakulaavantansa Shri Raja Shivchhatrapati’.
• Through these coronations, Shivaji Maharaj became Chhatrapati of the Swaraj.
• The coronation of Shivaji Maharaj was a revolutionary event in the history of Medieval India.

• On the guarantee of safety given by Jaisingh, Shivaji Maharaj agreed to visit Agra.
• Shivaji Maharaj, accompanied by Prince Sambhaji and a few of his trusted people, set out for Agra.
• Aurangzeb did not treat him with due honour at his court, because of which Shivaji Maharaj expressed his anger
• Seeing this, Aurangzeb was put Shivaji Maharaj under house arrest.
• He adroitly escaped from Agra and reached Maharashtra safely and then Rajgad,
• He had left Prince Sambhaji at Mathura who was also brought safely to Rajgad.

• Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj undertook his campaign of the South in October, 1677.
• He went to Golconda, where he called on the Qutubshah and entered into a treaty of friendship with him.
• He tried to convince, without success, his half-brother Vyankoji, the ruler of Thanjavur to participate in the activities of the Swaraj.
• He conquered Bengaluru and Hoskote in Karnataka, Jinji and Vellore forts and some parts of Adilshahi kingdom.
• He appointed Raghunath Narayan Hanamante as the chief administrator to look after these conquered territories and returned to Swaraj after two years.
• Shivaji Maharaj also annexed the fort of Jinji which proved to be of great importance in later years.

• For the coronation, a grand and valuable throne of thirty-two ‘mann’ of gold was made.
• There were eight bejewelled pillars on eight sides of the throne.
• A plenty of money, clothes, elephant and horses were donated to the scholars who had come to attend the coronation.
• Prince Sambhaji Raje has described the coronation ceremony in his treatise ‘Budhabhushanam’.

• To control and keep a check on activities of Shivaji Maharaj, Aurangzeb sent Mirzaraja Jaisingh to Pune.
• Jaisingh sent Mughal forces to various parts of the Swaraj to capture the forts that Shivaji Maharaj possesed.
• The huge army of Dilerkhan had ravaged the territory of Swaraj.
• Murarbaji Deshpande died a hero’s death while defending Purander.
• His subject suffered great losses due to conflict with the Mughals.
• Considering the seriousness off the situation, Shivaji Maharaj entered into the Treaty of Purandar.

Shivaji Maharaj took an aggressive stand against the Mughals, because

• He wanted to recapture the forts and territories given to the Mughals as per the Treaty off Purandar.
• He wanted to destabilize the Mughal rule in the Decean by invading the territories under their control.
• In this way, Shivaji Maharaj took an aggressive stand against the Mughals.