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 Chhatrapati Shivaji 1980

Chhatrapati Shivaji 1980

A commemorative postage stamp on the 300th Death Anniversary of the Maratha Emperor, Chhatrapati Shri Sivaji Maharaj :

Sivaji (छत्रपति शिवाजी महाराज) and Rajgarh fort (राजगढ़ किला)Issued by India

Issued on Apr 21, 1980

Issued for : The Indian P & T Department joins the nation in paying homage to the memory of this great son of India by issuing a commemorative postage stamp.

Description of Design : The stamp shows Shivaji against the background of Raigad Fort.

The First Day Cover depicts an artist’s impression of coronation of Shivaji.

Cancellation shows a shield used in India during 17th century.

Type : Stamp, Postal Used

Colour : Multicolour

Denomination : 30 Paise

Overall size : 3.91 x 2.90 cms.

Printing size : 3.55 x 2.54 cms.

Number per issue sheet : 35

Name : Shivaji Bhonsle

Born on Feb 19, 1630 at Shivneri Fort [now in Pune district, Maharashtra, India]

Died on Apr 3, 1680 at Raigad Fort, Raigad, Maratha Empire [now in Maharashtra, India]

About : 

  • Three hundred years ago a meteor illumined the firmament over the Sahayadris in MaharashtraShivaji, who shook the very foundations of the Moghul Empire of Aurangzeb, was born in 1630 at Shivneri, a hill fortress in the Pune district of Maharashtra. According to some historians the year of birth is 1627. His father Shahji Bhonsle was a doughty warrior. Jijabai, his mother was a person of austere and spiritual temperament. Throughout Shivaji‘s life, his mother was the guiding spirit. She instilled in him a passionate attachment to what is right and just, a burning pride in the glorious past of the country and an abiding faith in his life’s mission to carve out an independent kingdom.
  • His career of daring military exploits started at the age of 19 when he occupied Torana. In quick succession he captured several forts, fortified others and brought the surrounding countryside under his banner. He also succeeded in uniting the scattered forces of the Maratha chieftains in the neighbourhood. He defeated the Adil Shahi forces sent out against him through a series of guerilla moves. His activities brought down the wrath of the Emperor of Delhi and the Mughal arms advanced against him. Shivaji succeeded in checking the tide of Mughal invasion. After many adventures on land and water he became the master of an extensive territory. In a resplendent ceremony in 1674 in the fortress of Raigad fort, Shivaji‘s formal coronation took place. He passed away in 1680.
  • A great patriot, a man of valour and an enlightened ruler, he gave his kingdom an efficient administration, a disciplined army and navy and a public life based on justice, religious tolerance and equality. He assured “protection of the religion of all sects without distinction”, extended “patronage to the truly pious men of all creeds” and provided “equal opportunities to all his subjects”. His name is a well-spring of inspiration to succeeding generations. His brave deeds have passed from life to legend in form of countless ballads.
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July 1, 2023 8:10 am

[…] Ramdas, the spiritual advisor of Shivaji, was born in Jamb, a village on the banks of the Godavari in 1608 and was named […]

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July 1, 2023 10:40 am

[…] young Jotirao was full of energy, spirit and ambition. He read avidly about the lives of Shivaji and George Washington and was inspired by their heroism and love for the motherland. Another great […]

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[…] the mother of Chatrapati Shivaji was the guiding force who inspired her son to fight the kingdom of Bijapur and Mogul domination, […]

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[…] Nizam, the founder of Nizamshahi dynasty of Ahmadnagar in 1483 AD. The Fort was given in Jagir to Shivaji’s father Shahaji Bhosle by the Nizamshah of Ahmadnagar. The Fort had to be handed over to the […]

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[…] his youth, Shrimant Shahu Maharaj, the crown prince of the Maratha Empire and grandson of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, saw his talent. When Shahuji became the successor of the Maratha Empire after his coronation in […]

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