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The Unbowed King Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

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https://twitter.com/Timurid_Mughal/status/1595378939194920960

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Mughal Worshippers With Negative IQ, Providing No Source Of Information and Just Nicely Edited Picture.

Anyways, Before Starting The Actual Debunk We Should Look At Shivray's Action At Agra To Know The Whole Story.

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This incident is found written in Contemporary Rajasthani letter No.16 in Shivaji’s Visit to Aurangzib at Agra.

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A man like Shivray, who kept himself so well informed, must have been aware of that practice and must have been prepared to put up with it when he had agreed to go to the Mughal court. What then could have upset him so much?

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Answer might be obtained by delving deeper into his psyche and personality in an attempt to try to discern his aim. There is no doubt that it was Shivray's ambition to establish his own independent kingdom. He had never been, and was never likely to be, anybody’s vassal.

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When he had to sue for peace with Jai Singh he had accepted a mansab for his son; but he would accept none for himself. He had also stipulated in his treaty with Jai Singh that he would not attend the Mughal court.

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He must have been prepared to suffer what he thought was dishonorable only because he felt it might prove useful in expanding his dominions with lesser effort and in a shorter period of time. Then, at an opportune moment, he could throw off his allegiance to the Mughals.

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To achieve this larger object he would have to swallow his pride but once. But when he found that his reception at the Mughal court was not what Jai Singh had led him to expect.

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On the following day, 13th May 1666 :-

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Many noblemen who disliked Shivaji had by this time begun instigating the Emperor against him. The Emperor’s elder sister Begam Sahiba (Jahan Ara), the diwan Jafar Khan and Maharaja Jaswant Singh said to the Emperor :-

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After that incident, J. N. Sarkar without giving a description writes it as 'begging pardon' also gives an inaccurate date at the same time.

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Read this and tell me if it's begging for pardon !

Shivray already bribed Jafar Khan & other nobels, 90% of the situation is already at finger tips of Shivray.

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If you still didn't got the point then let me tell you that this strategy used by Shivray is also used when Afzal Khan came against Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

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While Afzal Khan was near Jwali, Shivaji maharaj wrote to him that he was afraid of him and He (Azal Khan) was superior to him.

Everyone knows what has happened afterwards.

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On 18th May 1666, Jafar Khan (Who has been bribed by shivray) obviously must have exaggerated message of shivray to aurangzeb.

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Because 25th May Shivray through Amin Khan sent message to aurangzeb about "Rs.20 million if he was allowed to return home and all the forts which he had ceded to the Emperor were restored to him"

Imagine the humiliation of aurangzeb here.

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The man who openly offered aurangzeb 20 million and asked to return his fort is the same who was supposedly begged for mercy ?

This can't be true at all.

This contemporary Rajasthani letter puts some light on this.

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Then After Escaping Agra On 18th August 1666, Chhatarapti Shivaji Maharaj Reached Raigadh On 12th September 1666.

And Then In November 1666 Shivray Started Conquering Bijapur Adilshahi

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After this aftermath at Agra and death of Mirza Jai Singh, Mughals themselves tried conciliation with Shivaji Maharaja to restore Treaty of Purandar.

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Shivaji Maharaj Accepted This and Wrote :-

P.S. J. N. Sarkar Mistranslated The Word "Khanazad"

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Look at the language of Shivaji Maharaj here, Confidently asking Sardeshmukhi (tax) rights to surrendered forts, Asking for the mansab of Shambhu Raje. Even he didn't respect and attend the mughal court.

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Remind you that this is from 'Akhbarat' i.e. news letters of Mughal Court.
This is not exact letter of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

Ākhbārāt always filter out words/sentences to please the Mughal Court/Emperor.

Everyone Knows It.

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Shivaji Maharaja continued to press for a jagir for his son. The newsletter dated 3rd October 1667 of the Mughal Court records :-

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> As I said earlier it is from the Newsletter of the Mughal Court.
> No such handwritten letter of Shivaji available. (Not even with the royal seal of Shivaji)

I'm not denying the fact that shivaji sent this letter but his past actions don't justify this newsletter.

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> Shivaji's Plan of Sardeshmukhi rights was accomplished already.
> Shivaji already got pardoned by Mughals without even apologizing after death of Mirza Jai Singh

This is the pure example of bigotry interpolation of history.

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Shivaji doesn't need to put any efforts of calling himself calling servent or slave of mughals.
Because after hearing the previous newsletter this is the Muazzam's (Son of Aurangzib & New Subhedaar Of Deccan) reply :-

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It will be historically incorrect to think that supposedly a servant or a slave gets called by honour of "Rajah" even after he disrespects the Imperial Court & Emperor just because he asked for jagir for his son.

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Shivaji Maharaj himself was not mansabdaar or attendant of Mughal Court, Even then Muazzam called him "Rajah" is not a simple thing and shouldn't be taken as granted.

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This proves that Ākhbārāt was exaggerated and Shivaji Maharaj didn't call himself Servant.

I challenge Anti-Marathas to bring the original handwritten letter of Shivaji Maharaj or at least with his royal seal calling himself Servant.

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