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Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj!

Chatrapati’s Civil Administration - A Twitter series!

Maharaj was not just the Greatest ruler but a great administrator as well.

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Chatrapati forbade ‘Watandars’ from collecting their dues directly from farmers by putting limits.

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Heads of Depts under Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj -

Peshwa - PM
Amatya - FM
Sachiv - Minister for Land Revenue
Vaknis - Internal Intelligence
Dabir - MEA
Sarnaubat - Commander in Chief
Nyayadhish - Chief Justice

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A much needed reform Chatrapati did to re-build Indian pride was ‘Language Reform’

Before until Maharaj’s coronation - many Marathi words were replaced by Persian words. even the syntax & style was Persian!

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Chatrapati’s letter dated 28th January 1646 had a seal in “Sanskrit” - probably FIRST time after centuries!

Maharaj led the efforts to replace Persian words with Marathi in the Marathi language!

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Raghunathpant Hanmante & Dhundhiraj Lakshman Vyas executed the task to replace Persian words with Marathi

The “Raja-vyavahara-kosha” was probably compiled in 1677

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% of Marathi words in letters sent by Chatrapati’s Kingdom -

1628 - 14.4%
1677 - 62.2%
1728 - 93.7%

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There is NOT A SINGLE instance recorded in History where Chatrapati ordered officers to employ force for Revenue or Tax collections!

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In the Mughal Empire - ‘minars’ with heads of men were set up for peasants who could not pay their dues to the Government

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Though Chatrapati traded with the Portuguese, French, English, he never allowed the European nations to achieve their territorial ambitions!

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Maharaj’s FIRST Peshwa - Samraj Nilkanth Ranzekar

Samraj was mentioned as ‘Peshwa’ in a document dated 21st March 1657

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Chatrapati’s FIRST Amatya or Finance Minister - Balkrishnapant Dikshit, positron was also called ‘Mazumdar’

Vasudev Balkrishna was first mentioned as “Mazumdar” in a document dated 21st March 1657

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Chatrapati’s FIRST Minister for Land Revenue or ‘Surnis’ re-designated as ‘Sachiv’ - Mahadaji Samraj

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Chatrapati’s FIRST Minister for Internka Intelligence or ‘Vaknis’, re-designated as ‘Mantri’ - Annajipant was appointee on 21st August 1661 & as ‘Surnis’ on 3rd April 1662

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Chatrapati’s FIRST Minister for External Affairs - ‘Dabir’ later re-designated as ‘Sumant’ - Sonopant Vishwanath Dabir

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Chatrapati envisioned a society free of Foreign Invasion on our Motherland #Bharat but also worked towards getting us OUT OF “Ghulami” mindset - Jai Bhawani, Jai Shivaji

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