Pitched Battles Fought & Won by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, or some Battles During reign of Chhatrapati Shivaji in which Marathas Highly Massacred Mughal & Bijapur armies

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🔸Repulsion of Bijapur invasion on Konkan (Oct, 1664):

Adilshah of Bijapur dispatched 2 generals (khawas khan?) to retake konkan territory which was conquered by shivaji from bijapur, but shivaji routed them with great slaughter of 6,000, leading to their retreat in failure

1) " maharana never bent his knee "

👉 Amar sisodiya, son of famous bhagoda pratap, marked his surrender to shah Jahan by touching the latters feet, demonstrating the humiliating surrender of the so called 'mahar'ana

@veer__kunwar
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2) "Maharana never went to Mughal court "

👉 Princes of mewar (future maharandwas) attended Mughal court & also submitted their armies to serve under Mughal army loyally, muh hindua suraj

@veer__kunwar

https://x.com/veer__kunwar/status/1904516141847912655?t=JnDhRI447huZqsXSkoDhzQ&s=19

𝗖𝗵𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗷𝗶'𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 & 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗱𝗮𝘀 𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗺𝗶'𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺

𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 {𝟭/𝟯}🧵:- In march, 1676, shivaji maharaj deputed his envoy, abaji moradev to javali region & instructed him to ensure the daily worship & salaries of priests at chafal & kanhad temples at Satara be maintained, & 121 Kg of grains should be offered to ramdas Swami

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Dismantling the claim that the Mughal general ranmast khan defeated Chhatrapati Shivaji in his last battle in 1679

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@/rustum_0 has used the english letter dated 29 nov, 1679 from Bombay to surat from "english records on shivaji "

The only letter which claims diler khan defeated shivaji & ranmast khan defeated peshwa moropant pingle in 1679

🏰 Fort of Ramshej : An Epitome of Shame For Aurangzeb & His Gigantic Mughal Army

How 3 Most Reputed Generals of Aurangzeb :—

🔸Shiabuddin khan Firoz Jung
🔸Khan-i-jahan kokaltash
🔸Qasim khan Qirmani

Failed To Conquer This Small Fort Held By Marathas

{🧵MEGA THREAD🧵}

🔹1682/April —>

🔸Aurangzeb dispatches Shiabuddin khan Firoz Jung (the father of Asaf jah l, the first Nizam of Hyderabad) against ramshej

🔸Firoz encircles the fort, erecting fortifications & establishing Mughal outposts surrounding the fort

📣 The Reign of Bravery: Chhatrapati Sambhaji’s Defiance Against Aurangzeb’s Ruthless Armies

How The Marathas, Under Sambhaji Maharaj, Delivered Crushing Blows To The Mughal Empire During Aurangzeb’s
Invasion of Maharashtra

{🧵MEGA THREAD🧵}

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

1} Siege of Salher Fort, 1680 — shortly after the death of Shivaji Maharaj, a massive Mughal force led by Khan Jahan Bahadur laid siege to Salher Fort, the Marathas successfully defended the fort, inflicting heavy casualties on the Mughal army, particularly among the Rajputs

𝗨𝗻𝗮𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗿𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝗱𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝘃 𝗯𝗵𝗮𝘂 & 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗿𝗮𝗼 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗳𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁

𝑻𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅 🧵 {1/16} :—

The fighting commenced between maratha centre, commanded by Sadashivrao bhau & vishwasrao with 13,500 light cavalry & afghan centre, commanded by Abdali's premier noble, wãzír shah wali Khan, commanding nearly 20,000 with matchlock & musketeer troopers

You all know about the unbroken success of Marathas against afghans & rohhilas in 1757-58

let us emphasize on subsequent events leading from 1758 to 1760 with their expulsion by afghans, battle of burarighat & martyrdom of dattaji shinde & panipat

Mega thread🧵part 1 :— [1/25]
The thread will deal with what happened after Marathas marched from Deccan to north under Raghunathrao & holkar who defeated najib-ud-daulah, conquered delhi, placed puppet mughal emperor & subsequently expelled afghans from Punjab, lahore, peshawar & chased them till attock

[Give this thread a 5 min read for entertainment]

SHORT THREAD —>🧵

How the Mughal governer of Deccan, bahadur Khan-i-jahan, was pranked by chhatrapati shivaji in 1675

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During viceroyalty of bahadur Khan in Mughal deccan (1674-77), chhatrapati shivaji renewed war against bijapur & conquered several vital fortresses like satara, kolhapur & panhala, besides he laid siege to a coastal fort of phonda which held significant importance

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JNU PROPOGANDA 🚨

In this video @tishasaroyan has claimed that Krishnadevraya demolished temple of lord krishna

Let's look what exactly happened 👇

During his expedition against king of orrisa, Krishnadevraya triumphed & believed he was blessed by lord krishna himself.. (1/2)

https://twitter.com/tishasaroyan/status/1779747529409913126

So out of acclamation, krishnadevraya carried away the idol of lord krishna which was in odisha & built a temple in his capital vijayanagar & placed the idol in it

Desecration of illegal mosques & temple reconstruction by peshwa Balaji bajirao (nanasaheb l 1740-1761)

Short thread —>🧵(1/4) 1} Fort of Rajkot & it's inner grand mosque (which were under Portugese occupation) razed to ground in October 1760 under peshwas order by his army officer ramaji Mahadev, as described by his own letter to the peshwa

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If muslims mock chh shivaji as "mountain rat" then it's expected, but the irony metre gets broken when rajputs call him "rat" just b'coz of his hilly forts

Thread 🧵 :— hilly/mountain retreats of rajput kings

(the most underrated moutain rats)

https://twitter.com/SameerMins5/status/1773257356094083111

1] Randa kumbha retreated to hills when mahmud khilji attacked chittor

[Contemporary sources attached]

Yes, It's indeed Maratha Vs. Rajput Battle

Look at his audacity
He didn't even showed single contemporary document to counter his argument

Thread 🧵-

https://twitter.com/RLegrouche/status/1700063137565999487

1) Claim :- Malharrao made it clear unga bunga

Fact :- Contemporary document shows nothing about this issue.
Malharrao's wife died in October 1771 and that's why he was busy in her final rites.
Although Malharrao reached Mukandara in November 1761.

As-salamu alaykum friends

I'm aurangzib alamgir, the most miserable emperor of my lineage, I beheaded my brothers, impriosned & tortured my father, upsurped the throne by means of treachery & converted poor people bcuz the word "peace" my religion never allowed to happen My illegitimate offsprings on twitter & insta think I humbled chhatrapati shivaji

But they don't know how Persian emperor Shah Abbas ll mocked me in letter by saying " you call yourself alamgir but can't subdue a mere zamindar like shivaji, the chief of kafirs "

MEGA THREAD 🧵 :— Significant mughal & Bijapur sultanate defeat's against maratha empire during the reign of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

https://twitter.com/Khanzadah_/status/1589570465051611137

1) Early conquest of forts (1648) — Marathas under chh shivaji succesfully conquer forts of (tala,ghonsala & rairi) from siddhi (bijapur vassal)

2) Battle of Shirwal (1649) — Marathas defeat & kill haibatrao & his army flees ,Bijapur's attempt of recapturing lost forts fails