Thread by @dharnivarah

I heard there is a new movie #Chhaava , but I wonder if it would be historically accurate?

Will they show contemporary socio-political conditions?

WILL they focus on the character, behaviour and habits of Chhatrapati Sambhaji?

Let us know those facts written in books. and about the unruly habits of Sambhaji in this thread🧵

Chhatrapati Sambhaji was also a serial sexual offender who often violated women of his own soldiers and officers.

Sources for my statement are below, even Marathi sources claim the same

Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj as narrated by a historical Maratha Bakhār [a Hindu record].

Sambha ji was a man of unruly habits , who seized other men's wives.

This gave rise to complaints from the officers and others,and their dissatisfaction was likely to be the cause of great injury to Shivaji

Two daughters of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj were married to Muslim men of mugal court

Also,two captive daughters of Rajaram were married to Shamshir Beg and Rajah Neknam of Deogarh(muslim gond)

Sambhuji was not well groomed had bad odour due to unhygienic lifestyle, He was indulged in drinking and women ,

Something that no decent human nonetheless a ruler should indulge in.

Chhatrapati Sambhaji was captured in a cage and brought in presence of Aurangzeb by Raja Balabhadra Singh, a Kanhpuriya Rajput prince.

The bravehearts of Karnataka under Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar (a brave hindu king ) used to cut nose and limbs of Chhatrapati Sambhaji's soldiers and display them as trophies.

As the marathas were looting and harassing local hindu population

Shivaji's eldest son Shambhuji was the curse of his old age.

This youth of twenty-one was violent, capricious, unsteady, thoughtless and notoriously depraved in his morals.

For his outrage on a married Brahman woman he had been confined in Panhala fort, but escaped with his wife Yesu Bai and a few comrades to join Dilir Khan (13 Dec.
1678).

Shivaji sent a force in pursuit, but was too late.
Dilir Khan was thrown into transports of joy at the desertion of Shivaji's heir to his side.

Dilir Khan felt as happy as if he had conquered the whole Deccan!" "He beat his drums in joy and sent a report to the Emperor. Shambhu was created a 7 hazari and a Rajah and presented with an elephant."

"violent, capricious, unsteady, thoughtless and notoriously depraved in his morals"(he had every bad quality a man could possess) these are the qualities no decent leader should have

Apart form this he was also a traitor who betrayed his own father got title of Rajah , a elephant and 7-hazari from his fathers enemy

Now its clear he was not a very inspiring figure and have no qualities that should be glorified and as for his military career see the mentioned thread

It was truly the The Reign of Failure.

https://x.com/Rustum_0/status/1882349980792623167

credits - @Rustum_0 (for helping with some sources and snippets)