Shivaji's

leadership
qualities
Britan's Public Organisation, after survey said – Shivaji is the
greatest warrior in the world, compared with Alexander, Ceaser,
Napolean, Hannibal.
- No military, no armaments
- No financial support
- No kingdom from ancestors

British Military Secretary Phillip said – We wouldn't have continued

had Shivaji lived for another 5 – 6 years.

British historian James Duglas (1883) wrote – Shivaji not having

navel force helped us.
 After the demise of Shivaji, Aurangajeb invaded
Shivaji's empire with 4 lakhs military force for 4 years.
He breathed his last in South only without
getting the kingdom.

Shivaji's empire was there till 1818

and from Tanjore to Peshawar.

The Home Minister of Vietnam Madam Binh garlanded

Shivaji's statue, when she visited Bharat.( They used his
technique during war with America from 1955 to 1977).

Jyeshtha shuddh trayodashi in 1674, coronation

“Is there a great hero, a greater saint, a
greater bhakta and a greater king than
Shivaji? Shivaji was the very embodiment of
a born ruler of men as typified in our great
epics. He was the real son of India
representing the true consciousness of the
nation. It was he who showed what the
future of India is going to be sooner or later,
a group of independent units under one
umbrella as it there, under one supreme
suzerainty”
Swami
Vivekananda
 Vision

|| नाल्पे सख
ु ं अस्ती ||

HINDAVI SWARAJYA

Needed – Men, money and machinery

Father helped him to establish at Pune at the age of 13

– Jeejamata, Dadaji Konda Dev, Kanhoji Jedhe etc.
 Preparation
➢ Move with Mavalli tibals,
established military, awakened the
Swadeshi
➢ Knowledge of geography.
➢ Took blessings from sadhus &
saints – Ramdas, Tukaram.
➢ God's own work – not mine
➢ Ordered to severe hands and legs
of Patel – thus win the confidence
of people.
 Initiation
गच्छन ् पिपिलिका गच्छति . . . .

Captured Toranagad
at the age of 16 yrs.

Bloodless.
 Fearless

■ At 12 yrs – Bijapur Sultan's

court

■ Encounter with Afzalkhan

■ In the court of Aurangajeb.

 Patience
Patience prevails
Krishna, Balaram, Satyaki story – Brahmarakshasa
Afzalkhan attack:
● Tulajapur, Pandharpur, Kolhapur

temples
● Destroyed paddy etc.

● Arocities on Mata-bhaginis

Shayistekhan attack:
● More than 1 lakh army seized Pune

● 3 years
Lead
➢ Against Akzalkhan

➢ Against Shayistekhan

➢ Attack on Rajapur

➢ Attack on Basrur
 Control over the situation
Killing Afzalkhan
➢ 30000 army to Javalli forest
➢ Gopinath Pant as messenger
➢ Negative message about self
➢ Meeting place
➢ Mode of meeting
 Planning
75 % preparation & 25% execution

Excellent spying system

Persons
Actor Jivamahal (killed Sayyad Banda)

Gopinath Pant, Gangadhar Pant,

Raghunath Pant as messengers

Pannalgad – Bajiprabhu Deshpande,

tribals for carrying pallanquin

Babaji & Chamnaji at Pune

 Place

◆ Pratapgad (Javali forest)

◆ Pannalgad

◆ Sindhudurga
 Timing
* From Pannalgad- rainy season, new
moon day.

* Pune – 6th day of Ramzan –

Aurangajeb's coronation day

* Agra – while distributing sweets . .

* Plundered Surat
 Self-confidence

* Afzalkhan killing – Tulajabhavani

in dream

* Pune – working for Swarajya

* Agra meet
 Developing persons
* Tanaji / Suryaji Malsure –
Simhagad

* Bajiprabhu Deshpande –
Pavanakhindi

* Prepared society
 Control
* Military * Removed Jahagir system * Account - Kulkarni; Horse.
* In his absence also well run governing - 41/2 months at Agra, 2 yrs of South attack
 Reflections
✗ Letter to Delhi to release father

✗ After Junnar looting

✗ Puarandar treaty 1665

 Improvements

➢ Farmers – land, fee, loss

➢ Military - job, encouragement
➢ Naval base established
➢ Reconversion -Bajaj
Nimbalkar, Netaji Palkar
➢ Samskrit official language
➢ Native words dictionary
➢ Naming the places
 Novel approach
➢ Guerilla war tech. - considering
opponents
➢ Constucted sea-forts
➢ Minting
➢ Printing
➢ Ship building
➢ Temple construction
 Influence of coronation
In Rajastan, came
Chatrasal of together under the
Bundel leadership of Raja
Durgadas Rathod
(1647 - 1731)
(1638 – 1718) to
drive outsiders

Raja Chakradhwajasimha of Raja Rudrasimha of Bihar

Assam – adopted Shivaji's policy to
get rid of foreigners